28 And why did you not permit me (A)to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly. 29 It is (B)in my power to do you harm. But the (C)God of your[a] father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, (D)either good or bad.’ 30 And now you have gone away because you longed greatly for your father's house, but why did you (E)steal my gods?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:29 The Hebrew for your is plural here

28 You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye.(A) You have done a foolish thing. 29 I have the power to harm you;(B) but last night the God of your father(C) said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’(D) 30 Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household.(E) But why did you steal(F) my gods?(G)

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