Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy 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. Young's Literal Translation Why hast thou hidden thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast not declared to me, and I send thee away with joy and with songs, with tabret and with harp, King James Bible 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? Hebrew Whyלָ֤מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what did you run away לִבְרֹ֔חַ (liḇ·rō·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly secretly נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙ (naḥ·bê·ṯā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2244: To withdraw, hide and deceive וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב (wat·tiḡ·nōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1589: To thieve, to deceive me, אֹתִ֑י (’ō·ṯî) Direct object marker | first person common singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case without even וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no telling הִגַּ֣דְתָּ (hig·gaḏ·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous me? לִּ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew I would have sent you away וָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛ (wā·’ă·šal·lê·ḥă·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out with joy בְּשִׂמְחָ֥ה (bə·śim·ḥāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee and singing, וּבְשִׁרִ֖ים (ū·ḇə·ši·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7892: A song, singing with tambourines בְּתֹ֥ף (bə·ṯōp̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8596: A timbrel, tambourine and harps. וּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃ (ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·wr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3658: A harp |
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