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OET (OET-LV) To/for_what did_you_hide_yourself to_flee and_deceive DOM_me and_not did_you_tell to/for_me and_sent_away_you in/on/at/with_joy and_in/on/at/with_songs in/on/at/with_tambourine and_in/on/at/with_lyre.
OET (OET-RV) Why did you flee secretly and deceive me and not tell me? I would have sent you all off with music and singing and a cheery party.
לָ֤מָּה נַחְבֵּ֨אתָ֙ לִבְרֹ֔חַ וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב אֹתִ֑י
to/for=what secretly to,flee and,deceive DOM=me
Alternate translation: “Why did you trick me and secretly run away” or “Why did you deceive me by secretly running away”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
וְלֹא הִגַּ֣דְתָּ לִּ֔י
and=not tell to/for=me
Verse 27 is one long rhetorical question in the Hebrew text that expresses Laban’s anger at Jacob. For some languages it is better to break it up into two or more sentences. Do what is best in your language, and make sure that the punctuation fits well. Alternate translation: “without telling me you were leaving!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo
וָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛ בְּשִׂמְחָ֥ה וּבְשִׁרִ֖ים
and,sent_~_away,you in/on/at/with,joy and,in/on/at/with,songs
Make sure it is clear in your translation that the events in this clause are contrary-to-fact (hypothetical). Alternate translation: “If I had known, I would have held a feast and sent you on your way, singing joyful songs together,” or “If I had known, I could have sent you on your way by having a feast and singing joyful songs together,”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
בְּתֹ֥ף וּבְכִנּֽוֹר
in/on/at/with,tambourine and,in/on/at/with,lyre
For some languages it may be better to change the order of the phrases in this sentence and say, “If I had known, we could have held a feast and sung joyful songs and danced together, with tambourines and lyres playing, before sending you on your way.” Do what is best in your language. Also, see how you translated “lyres/harps” in Gen 4:21. Alternate translation: “with tambourines and harps playing!” or “with the music of musical instruments!”
31:25-30 The dispute between the two men used the language of legal controversies and lawsuits (see also 31:36). In his first argument, Laban presented himself as a wounded party that Jacob had robbed.
OET (OET-LV) To/for_what did_you_hide_yourself to_flee and_deceive DOM_me and_not did_you_tell to/for_me and_sent_away_you in/on/at/with_joy and_in/on/at/with_songs in/on/at/with_tambourine and_in/on/at/with_lyre.
OET (OET-RV) Why did you flee secretly and deceive me and not tell me? I would have sent you all off with music and singing and a cheery party.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.