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27 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.

Passage themes

A flight without farewell — didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me
Laban's fine words — that I might have sent thee away
A farewell celebration — with mirth, and with songs
The instruments of celebration — with tabret, and with harp

Events in this chapter

31.1 — Jacob fuit Laban, retour vers Canaan

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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