Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword.
Genesis 31:27 - New Revised Standard Version Why did you flee secretly and deceive me and not tell me? I would have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Why did you flee secretly and cheat me and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with joy and gladness and with singing, with tambourine and lyre? American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore didst thou flee 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; Common English Bible Why did you leave secretly, deceiving me, and not letting me know? I would’ve sent you off with a celebration, with songs and tambourines and harps. Catholic Public Domain Version Why would you want to flee without my knowledge and without telling me, though I might have led you forward with gladness, and songs, and timbrels, and lyres? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Why wouldst thou run away privately and not acquaint me, that I might have brought thee on the way with joy, and with songs, and with timbrels, and with harps? |
Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword.
Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.
His brother's name was Jubal; he was the ancestor of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing.
whose feasts consist of lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine, but who do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands!
So Gideon took ten of his servants, and did as the Lord had told him; but because he was too afraid of his family and the townspeople to do it by day, he did it by night.