Verse List for GEN 31:27

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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.

OET-LV To/for_what did _you _hide _yourself to_flee and_did _you _steal DOM_me and_not did _you _tell to/for_me and_I_sent _you _away with_gladness and_with_songs with_tambourine and_with_harp.

ULT Why did you secretly flee and deceive me and not tell me? For I would have sent you with joy and with songs, with tambourines and with lyres!

UST You should not have deceived me and secretly run away! You should have told me you were leaving! 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.

BSB & MSB Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.

OEB Why did you flee secretly, stealing away from me without telling me? I would have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp –

WEBBE & WMBB 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;

NET Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?

LSV Why have you hidden yourself to flee, and deceive me, and have not declared to me, and I send you away with joy and with songs, with tambourine and with harp,

FBV Why did you run away in secret, trying to trick me? Why didn't you come and tell me? I would have given you a good send-off, a celebration with singing and the music of tambourines and lyres.

T4T Why did you run away and deceive me? Why did you not tell me that you were going to leave, so that we could have rejoiced and sung while people played music on tambourines and harps before I said ‘goodbye’ to you?

LEB Why did you hide your intention to flee and _⌊trick me_⌋,[fn] and did not tell me so that I would have sent you away with joy and song and tambourine and lyre?

BBE Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?

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JPS 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;

ASV 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;

DRA 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?

YLT 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,

Drby 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;

RV 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;
(Wherefore didst/did thou/you flee secretly, and steal away from me; and didst/did not tell me, that I might have sent thee/you away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;)

SLT For what didst thou hide to break away, and didst steal me, and didst not announce to me? and I will send thee away with gladness and with songs, with the drum and with the harp?

Wbstr Why 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?

KJB-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?[fn]
(Wherefore didst/did thou/you flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst/did not tell me, that I might have sent thee/you away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?)

KJB-1611 Wherefore didst thou flie away secretly, and [fn]steale away from me, and didst not tell mee? that I might haue sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harpe,
(Wherefore didst/did thou/you fly away secretly, and steal away from me, and didst/did not tell me? that I might have sent thee/you away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp,)

Bshps Wherfore wentest thou away secretly vnknowen to me, and dyddest not tell me, that I myght haue let thee go thy way with mirth and songues, with tymbrell and harpe?
(Wherefore wentest thou/you away secretly unknown to me, and didst/did not tell me, that I might have let thee/you go thy/your way with mirth and songs, with timberll and harp?)

Gnva Wherfore diddest thou flie so secretly and steale away from me, and diddest not tel me, that I might haue sent thee foorth with mirth and with songs, with timbrel and with harpe?
(Wherefore didst/did thou/you fly so secretly and steal away from me, and didst/did not tell me, that I might have sent thee/you forth with mirth and with songs, with timbrel and with harp?)

Cvdl Wherfore keptest thou that secrete, that thou woldest flye, and hast stollen awaye fro me, and toldest me not, that I might haue brought the on the waye with myrth, with synginge, with tabrettes and harpes?
(Wherefore keptst thou/you that secret, that thou/you would flee, and hast stolen away from me, and toldest me not, that I might have brought the on the way with mirth, with synginge, with tabrets/tambourines and harps?)

Wycl Whi woldist thou fle the while Y wiste not, nether woldist shewe to me, that Y shulde sue thee with ioie, and songis, and tympans, and harpis?
(Why would thou/you flee the while I knew not, neither would show to me, that I should sue thee/you with joy, and songs, and tympans, and harps?)

Luth Warum bist du heimlich geflohen und hast dich weggestohlen und hast mir‘s nicht angesagt, daß ich dich hätte geleitet mit Freuden, mit Singen, mit Pauken und Harfen?
(Why are you(sg) secretly fled and have you/yourself away/gonegestohlen and have me not announced, that I you/yourself would_have directed/conducted with pleasures/delights, with singing_(one), with timpani and harps?)

ClVg cur ignorante me fugere voluisti, nec indicare mihi, ut prosequerer te cum gaudio, et canticis, et tympanis, et citharis?
(cur ignorante me to_flee I_wantedsti, but_not to_indicate to_me, as prosequerer you(sg) when/with with_joy, and songs, and tympanis, and lyres?)

UHB לָ֤⁠מָּה נַחְבֵּ֨אתָ֙ לִ⁠בְרֹ֔חַ וַ⁠תִּגְנֹ֖ב אֹתִ֑⁠י וְ⁠לֹא־הִגַּ֣דְתָּ לִּ֔⁠י וָֽ⁠אֲשַׁלֵּחֲ⁠ךָ֛ בְּ⁠שִׂמְחָ֥ה וּ⁠בְ⁠שִׁרִ֖ים בְּ⁠תֹ֥ף וּ⁠בְ⁠כִנּֽוֹר׃ ‡

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

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