Genesis 31:27 Go deeper

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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? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לָ֤מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 1

נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙nach.Be.tadid you hide yourself

Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNp2ms)

Meaning: to hide

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:16, Joshua 10:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 2

לִבְרֹ֔חַliv.Ro.achto flee

Lemma: בָּרַח (ba.rach) · Strong's: H1272

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to flee

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1272; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 3

וַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.Noand did you steal?

Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)

Meaning: to steal

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 4

אֹתִ֑י'o.Ti<obj.> me

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 5

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 6

הִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.tadid you tell?

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 7

וָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛va.'a.sha.le.cha.Khaand I sent away you

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpw1cs)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 8

בְּשִׂמְחָ֥הbe.sim.Chahwith gladness

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12, 1 Kings 1:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 9

וּבְשִׁרִ֖יםu.ve.shi.Rimand with songs

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7892A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: song

Used 77 times. Also: Judges 5:12, 1 Kings 4:32, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 6:32, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 15:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7892A; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 10

בְּתֹ֥ףbe.Tofwith tambourine

Lemma: תֹּף (toph) · Strong's: H8596

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tambourine

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8596; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 11

וּבְכִנּֽוֹר\׃u.ve.khi.Norand with harp

Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lyre

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 10:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT Genesis 31:27 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
did you run away	→	בָּרַח H1272 to flee
secretly	→	חָבָא H2244 to hide
and deceive	→	גָּנַב H1589 to steal
me	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
without even	→	לֹא H3808 not
telling	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
me	→
I would have sent you away	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
with joy	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
and singing	→	שִׁיר H7892A song
with tambourines	→	תֹּף H8596 tambourine
and harps	→	כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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