Genesis 31:26
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָבָן
Lâbân
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
גָּנַב
gânab
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
שְׁגָגָה
shᵉgâgâh
a mistake or inadvertent transgression
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּנַב gânab
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
Study H1589 →בַּת bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Study H1323 →חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →Cross References
And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
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