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Labanלָבָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹב“Whatמֶהhave you done?עָשִׂיתָYou have deceivedוַתִּגְנֹבmeאֶת לְבָבִיand carried offוַתְּנַהֵגmy daughtersאֶת בְּנֹתַיlikeכִּcaptivesשְׁבֻיוֹתof the sword.חָרֶב
Genesis 31:26
Study it in the app“Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of the sword.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 31:26, word by word
- Labanלָבָןlavan
Laban
Laban, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's father-in-law, who lived in Haran. Also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “lavan” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- have you doneעָשִׂיתָasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- You have deceivedתִּגְנֹבtignov
deceive
To trick, or go secretly.
Where else “tignov” appears- meלְבָבִlevavi
mind
The mind, where one thinks.
Where else “levavi” appears- and carried offתְּנַהֵגtenaheg
drive, lead
Drive, lead along (livestock, people); carry off.
Where else “tenaheg” appears- my daughtersבְּנֹתַbenota
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benota” appears- captivesשְׁבֻיוֹתshevuyot
take captive
Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.
Where else “shevuyot” appears- of the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears
The context
25Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain, and Laban encamped with his brothers in the hill country of Gilead.
26 · This verse (above)
27Why did you secretly flee, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and with songs, with tambourine and with lyre.
To study Genesis 31 in a group
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?