Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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.

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

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Jacob Flees From Laban

27 Wherefore wentest thou away secretly, unknown to me, and didst not tell me, that I might have brought thee on the way with mirth, singing, timbrels and harps, 28 and hast not suffered me to kiss my children and my daughters? Thou wast a fool to do it, 29 for I am able to do you evil. But the God of your father spake unto me yesterday, saying, 'take heed that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good.'

Cross References

Genesis 31:55

And early in the morning Laban rose up and kissed his children and his daughters, and blessed them and departed and went unto his place again.

Ruth 1:9

And the LORD grant you that you may find rest, either of you in the house of her husband." And so she kissed them.

Ruth 1:14

Therewith they cried and wept again. Howbeit, Orpah kissed her mother-in-law but Ruth abode still by 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 mother, and then I will follow thee." And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to thee?"

Acts 20:37

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

Genesis 29:13

When Laban heard tell of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran against him, and embraced him and kissed him and brought him into his house. And then Jacob told Laban all the matter.

Genesis 31:3

And the LORD said unto Jacob, "Turn again into the land of thy fathers and to thy kindred, and I will be with thee."

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel where thou anointedest the stone and where thou vowdest a vow unto me. Now arise and get thee out of this country, and return unto the land where thou wast born.'"

Genesis 31:24

And God came to Laban the Sirian in a dream by night, and said unto him, "Take heed to thyself, that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good."

Exodus 4:27

Then said the LORD unto Aaron, "Go meet Moses in the wilderness." And he went and met him in the mount of God and kissed him.

1 Samuel 13:13

Then said Samuel to Saul, "Thou hast done foolishly and hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God which he commanded thee. For at this time would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel forever.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the LORD behold all the earth, to strengthen the hearts of them that are whole with him. Herein thou hast done foolishly, and therefore from henceforth thou shalt have war."

1 Corinthians 2:14

For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are but foolishness unto him: Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined.

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