Genesis 31:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 31:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 31:27 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 31:27 — KJV
“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? steal...: Heb. hast stolen me”
— Genesis 31:27 (KJV)
Genesis 31:27 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 31:27
“And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. singing: Heb. songs”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:27: might, songs, harp
“For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. a song: Heb. the words of a song wasted...: Heb. laid us on heaps”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:27: away, mirth, songs
“Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. Make...: Heb. Flee away”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:27: flee, away, heb
“Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. beaten...: Heb. broken in pieces fled...: Heb. fled a flight”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:27: wherefore, away, might
“And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. courageous: Heb. strong of his heart”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:27: flee, away, might
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