Genesis 31:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?”
Genesis 31:27 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 31:2713 words
לָמָּהlāmāhTo what?
נַחְבֵּאתָnaḥəbēʾtāSecrete
לִבְרֹחַlivərōḥaTo bolt
וַתִּגְנֹבwatigənōvAnd thieve
אֹתִיʾōtî—
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
הִגַּדְתָּhigadətāFront
לִּיlîTo
וָאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָwāʾăšalēḥăḵāAnd send
בְּשִׂמְחָהbəśiməḥāhIn blithesomeness
וּבְשִׁרִיםûvəširîmAnd in song
בְּתֹףbətōp̄In tambourine
וּבְכִנּוֹרûvəḵinwōrAnd in harp
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Genesis 31:27
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion