Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

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

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.

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.

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].

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
נטשׁ 
Natash 
Usage: 40

me to kiss
נשׁק 
Nashaq 
Usage: 35

and my daughters
בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

סכל 
Cakal 
Usage: 8

References

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Context Readings

Jacob Flees From Laban

27 Wherefore didst thou flee 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; 28 and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly. 29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Cross References

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.

Ruth 1:9

Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

Ruth 1:14

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.

1 Kings 19:20

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?

Acts 20:37

And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

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.

Genesis 31:3

And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.

Genesis 31:24

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Exodus 4:27

And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.

1 Samuel 13:13

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

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

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