Genesis 31:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?”
Genesis 31:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 31:2613 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָבָןlāvānLaban
לְיַעֲקֹבləyaʿăqōvTo Jacob
מֶהmehWhat?
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
וַתִּגְנֹבwatigənōvAnd thieve
אֶתʾet—
לְבָבִיləvāvîHeart
וַתְּנַהֵגwatənahēgAnd drive
אֶתʾet—
בְּנֹתַיbənōtayDaughter
כִּשְׁבֻיוֹתkišəvuywōtLike transport into captivity
חָרֶבḥārevDrought
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