Genesis 31:27
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt,.... Jacob and his family, wives, children, and servants, who were not able…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 31:1-55
- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym, Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I might have sent thee away with mirth - בשמחה, besimchah, with rejoicing, making a feast or entertainment on the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 31:25-35
We have here the reasoning, not to say the rallying, that took place between Laban and Jacob at their meeting, in that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
steal away from me Heb. didst steal me; cf. Gen 31:31.
sent thee away The same word as in Gen 12:20, "And they brought…
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