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Gen 31:27 — Wherefore 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?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Wherefore		Gen 31:3-5,20,21,31; Jdg 6:27
steal away from me		Heb. hast stolen me. Gen 31:20; *marg:
that I		Pro 26:23-26
with mirth		Gen 24:59,60; Job 21:11-14
tabret		Exd 15:20

Correlating Passages

Wherefore

	Gen 31:3	And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
	Gen 31:4	And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
	Gen 31:5	And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it [is] not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
	Gen 31:20	And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
	Gen 31:21	So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face [toward] the mount Gilead.
	Gen 31:31	And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
	Jdg 6:27	Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and [so] it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do [it] by day, that he did [it] by night.

steal away from me

Gen 31:20

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

that I

	Pro 26:23	Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
	Pro 26:24	He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
	Pro 26:25	When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.
	Pro 26:26	[Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the [whole] congregation.

with mirth

	Gen 24:59	And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
	Gen 24:60	And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
	Job 21:11	They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
	Job 21:12	They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
	Job 21:13	They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
	Job 21:14	Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

tabret

Exd 15:20

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 31:27," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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