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Genesis 31:27–28

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Genesis 31:27

27Wherefore 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?

Genesis 31:28

28And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 31:27

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Wherefore

Why; for what reason.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

flee

To run or hasten away, especially from danger or expected evil.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

steal

To withdraw or pass privily; to slip along or away unperceived.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tell

To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

mirth

Gladness, merriment, or festive joy; the verse states how it is expressed or regarded.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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harp

A stringed musical instrument sounded by the fingers.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 31:28

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hast

Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

suffered

Borne; undergone; peri mitted; allowed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

done

Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

foolishly

Without wisdom, sound judgment, or understanding; rashly or absurdly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 27

  1. Exodus 15:20
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  2. Genesis 24:59–60
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  3. Genesis 31:20–21
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  4. Genesis 31:3–5
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  5. Genesis 31:31
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From verse 28

  1. Genesis 31:55
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  2. 1 Kings 19:20
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  3. Acts 20:37
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  4. Ruth 1:14
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  5. 1 Corinthians 2:14
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