King James Version
Genesis 31:30 in the King James Version says “And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast tho...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 31:30 · KJV
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
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.
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
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“And now though thou wouldest needs”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“And now though thou wouldest needs”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“because thou sore”
H3700properly, to become pale, i.e., (by implication) to pine after; also to fear
“because thou sore”
H3700properly, to become pale, i.e., (by implication) to pine after; also to fear
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“after thy father's”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“yet wherefore hast thou stolen”
H1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“my gods”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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