Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [why] did you not give me opportunity to kiss my grandsons and my daughters [goodbye]? Now you have behaved foolishly [by] doing [this].

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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].

Bible in Basic English

You did not even let me give a kiss to my sons and my daughters. This was a foolish thing to do.

Darby Translation

and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now thou hast acted foolishly.

Julia Smith Translation

And didst not permit me to kiss my sons and to my daughters? now thou wert foolish doing it

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

And why have you not allowed me to kiss my sons and my daughters? You have done foolishly in so doing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and hast not suffered me to kiss my children and my daughters? Thou wast a fool to do it,

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now, hast thou done, foolishly.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And hast not suffered
נטשׁ 
Natash 
Usage: 40

me to kiss
נשׁק 
Nashaq 
Usage: 35

and my daughters
בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

סכל 
Cakal 
Usage: 8

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Jacob Flees From Laban

27 Why did you hide [your intention] to flee and {trick me}, and did not tell me so that I would have sent you away with joy and song and tambourine and lyre? 28 And [why] did you not give me opportunity to kiss my grandsons and my daughters [goodbye]? Now you have behaved foolishly [by] doing [this]. 29 {It is in my power} to do harm to you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night saying, '{Take care} from speaking with Jacob, whether good or evil.'



Cross References

Genesis 31:55

And Laban arose early in the morning and kissed his grandsons and his daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his homeland.

Ruth 1:9

May Yahweh {grant that you} find a resting place, each [in] the house of her husband." And she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice and cried.

Ruth 1:14

And they lifted up their voices and cried again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law [goodbye], but Ruth clung to her.

1 Kings 19:20

Then he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will go after you." Then he said, "Go, return, for what I have done to you?"

Acts 20:37

And there was considerable weeping by all, and {hugging} Paul, they kissed him,

Genesis 29:13

And it happened [that] when Laban heard the message about Jacob, the son of his sister, he ran to meet him. And he embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

Genesis 31:3

And Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you."

Genesis 31:13

I [am] the God of Bethel where you anointed a stone pillar, where you made a vow to me. Now get up, go out from this land and return to the land of your birth.'"

Genesis 31:24

And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, "{Take care} that you not speak with Jacob, whether good or evil."

Exodus 4:27

And Yahweh said to Aaron, "Go to the desert to meet Moses." And he went and encountered him at the mountain of God and kissed him.

1 Samuel 13:13

Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have behaved foolishly! You have not kept the command of Yahweh your God which he commanded you. For then, Yahweh would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose heart is fully devoted to him. You have been foolish in this, for from now on you will have wars."

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

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