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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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לָ֤מָּהlamahto howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.נַחְבֵּ֨אתָ֙nachbetahideחָבָאverb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, a completed actionH2244to secrete[idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.לִבְרֹ֔חַlivrochato fleeבָּרַחpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to flee”, the to-form of the verbH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.וַתִּגְנֹ֖בvatignovand carry awayגָּנַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and carry away”, the next action in the storyH1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceivecarry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.אֹתִ֑יotiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הִגַּ֣דְתָּhigadtabewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bewray”, a completed actionH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לִּ֔יlitoלִּ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛vaashalechakhaand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…בְּשִׂמְחָ֥הbesimchahin gladnessשִׂמְחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in gladness”, the ordinary formH8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)[idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).וּבְשִׁרִ֖יםuveshirimand in songשִׁירconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “and in song”, the ordinary formH7892a song; abstractly, singingmusical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.בְּתֹ֥ףbetofin tabretתֹּףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in tabret”, the ordinary formH8596a tambourinetabret, timbrel.וּבְכִנּֽוֹרuvekhinorand in harpכִּנּוֹרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in harp”, the ordinary formH3658a harpharp.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit 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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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;

Young’s Literal Translation

Why hast thou hidden thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast not declared to me, and I send thee away with joy and with songs, with tabret and with harp,

World English Bible

Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;

Darby Translation

Why didst thou flee away covertly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have conducted thee with mirth and with songs, with tambour and with harp;

Douay-Rheims

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?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whereas if thou hadst told me, I would have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, and timbrels, and harp.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰ ἀνήγγειλάς μοι, ἐξαπέστειλα ἄν σε μετʼ εὐφροσύνης, καὶ μετὰ μουσικῶν, καὶ τυμπάνων, καὶ κιθάρας.