THEOSISGenesis 31:26Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And he said to Jacob: Why hast thou done thus, to carry away, without my knowledge, my daughters as captives taken with the sword?
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב אֶת־לְבָבִ֑י וַתְּנַהֵג֙ אֶת־בְּנֹתַ֔י כִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹת חָֽרֶב׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 30:2And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.
- Gen 12:18And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
- Gen 20:9And Abimelech called also for Abraham, and said to him: What hast thou done to us? what have we offended thee in, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done to us what thou oughtest not to do.
- Gen 20:10And again he expostulated with him, and said: What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?
- Gen 2:24Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.
- Josh 7:19And Joshua said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and confess, and tell me what thou hast done, hide it not.
- Gen 31:16But God hath taken our father's riches, and delivered them to us, and to our children: wherefore, do all that God hath commanded thee.
- 1 Sam 17:29And David said: What have I done? is there not cause to speak?