Genesis 31:28
Strong's Lexicon
But you did not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

even let
נְטַשְׁתַּ֔נִי (nə·ṭaš·ta·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5203: 1) to leave, permit, forsake, cast off or away, reject, suffer, join, spread out or abroad, be loosed, cease, abandon, quit, hang loose, cast down, make a raid, lie fallow, let fall, forgo, draw 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to leave, let alone, lie fallow, entrust to 1a2) to forsake, abandon 1a3) to permit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be forsaken 1b2) to be loosened, be loose 1b3) to be let go, spread abroad 1c) (Pual) to be abandoned, be deserted

me kiss
לְנַשֵּׁ֥ק (lə·naš·šêq)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5401: 1) to put together, kiss 1a) (Qal) to kiss 1b) (Piel) to kiss 1c) (Hiphil) to touch gently 2) to handle, be equipped with 2a) (Qal) to be equipped

my grandchildren
לְבָנַ֖י (lə·ḇā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

and daughters { goodbye }.
וְלִבְנֹתָ֑י (wə·liḇ·nō·ṯāy)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address n pr f 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character

Now
עַתָּ֖ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: 1) now 1a) now 1b) in phrases

you have done
עֲשֽׂוֹ׃ (‘ă·śōw)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

a foolish thing.
הִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽ (his·kal·tā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5528: 1) to be foolish, be a fool 1a) (Piel) to make foolish, turn into foolishness 1b) (Niphal) to act or do foolishly 1c) (Hiphil) to do foolishly, play the fool

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

Young's Literal Translation
and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?—now thou hast acted foolishly in doing [so];

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

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

King James Bible
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
You didn't even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. You have done a foolish thing.

New Living Translation
Why didn't you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly!

English Standard Version
And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have 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 Bible
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

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

English Revised Version
and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

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
















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.

Genesis 31:29
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 31:27
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?

Genesis 31:26
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

Genesis 31:25
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

Genesis 31:30
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

Genesis 31:31
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
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