Genesis 31:28
New International Version
You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. You have done a foolish thing.

New Living Translation
Why didn’t you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly!

English Standard Version
And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly.

Berean Standard Bible
But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

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

New King James Version
And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters. Now you have done foolishly in so doing.

New American Standard Bible
and did not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.

NASB 1995
and did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.

NASB 1977
and did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.

Legacy Standard Bible
and not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have acted foolishly.

Amplified Bible
And why did you not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and my daughters [goodbye]? Now you have done a foolish thing [in behaving like this].

Christian Standard Bible
but you didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You have acted foolishly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but you didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You have acted foolishly.

American Standard Version
and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you have not let me kiss my sons and my daughters; now you have done wrong in the thing that you have done.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I was not counted worthy to embrace my children and my daughters; now then thou hast wrought foolishly.

Contemporary English Version
You didn't even give me a chance to kiss my own grandchildren and daughters goodbye. That was really foolish.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and daughters: thou hast done foolishly: and now, indeed,

English Revised Version
and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You didn't even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You've done a foolish thing.

Good News Translation
You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters good-bye. That was a foolish thing to do!

International Standard Version
As it is, you didn't even allow me to kiss my grandchildren and daughters goodbye! You've acted foolishly.

JPS Tanakh 1917
and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

Literal Standard Version
and have not permitted me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have acted foolishly in doing [so];

Majority Standard Bible
But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

New American Bible
You did not even allow me a parting kiss to my daughters and grandchildren! Now what you have done makes no sense.

NET Bible
You didn't even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren good-bye. You have acted foolishly!

New Revised Standard Version
And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? What you have done is foolish.

New Heart English Bible
And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.

Webster's Bible Translation
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons, and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

World English Bible
and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.

Young's Literal Translation
and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? -- now thou hast acted foolishly in doing so;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Laban Pursues Jacob
27Why 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. 28But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing. 29I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’…

Cross References
Genesis 31:55
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

Genesis 31:29
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'


Treasury of Scripture

And have not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? you have now done foolishly in so doing.

kiss.

Genesis 31:55
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

Genesis 29:13
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

Exodus 4:27
And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

foolishly.

Genesis 31:3,13,24
And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee…

1 Samuel 13:13
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

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Genesis 31
1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.
19. Rachel steals her father's household gods.
22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.
34. Rachel's plan to hide the images.
36. Jacob's complaint of Laban.
43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.














(28) My sons.--That is, my grandsons.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But you did not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

even let
נְטַשְׁתַּ֔נִי (nə·ṭaš·ta·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5203: To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon

me kiss
לְנַשֵּׁ֥ק (lə·naš·šêq)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons

my grandchildren
לְבָנַ֖י (lə·ḇā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and daughters { goodbye }.
וְלִבְנֹתָ֑י (wə·liḇ·nō·ṯāy)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

Now
עַתָּ֖ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

you have done
עֲשֽׂוֹ׃ (‘ă·śōw)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

a foolish thing.
הִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽ (his·kal·tā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5528: To be foolish or a fool


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