Génesis 31:26

26 —¿Qué pretendes engañándome de esa manera? —preguntó Labán—. ¿Cómo te atreves a llevarte a mis hijas como si fueran prisioneras de guerra?

Génesis 31:26 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:26

And Laban said unto Jacob
Upon their meeting together; perhaps in some middle place between their two tents: what hast thou done?
what evil hast thou committed? what folly art thou guilty of? and what could induce thee to take such a step as this? suggesting that he could see no necessity for it; and as if he had done nothing that should occasion it, and that Jacob had done a very ill thing that thou hast stolen away unawares to me:
of this phrase (See Gill on Genesis 31:20); and carried away my daughters, as captives [taken] with the sword;
as were commonly done by a band of robbers that made incursions upon their neighbours, and plundered them of their substance, and carried away by force their wives and daughters; and such an one Laban represents Jacob to be, a thief and a robber; who had not only stolen away from him, but had stole away his goods, and even his gods, and carried away his daughters against their will: all which were false, and particularly the latter, since they went along with him with their free and full consent.

Génesis 31:26 In-Context

24 pero la noche anterior, Dios se le había aparecido a Labán el arameo en un sueño y le había dicho: «Te advierto que dejes en paz a Jacob».

25 Labán alcanzó a Jacob, quien acampaba en la zona montañosa de Galaad, y armó su campamento no muy lejos del campamento de Jacob.

26 —¿Qué pretendes engañándome de esa manera? —preguntó Labán—. ¿Cómo te atreves a llevarte a mis hijas como si fueran prisioneras de guerra?

27 ¿Por qué huiste en secreto? ¿Por qué me engañaste? ¿Y por qué no me dijiste que querías marcharte? Yo te habría hecho una fiesta de despedida con cánticos y música, al son de panderetas y arpas.

28 ¿Por qué no me dejaste besar a mis hijas y a mis nietos, y despedirme de ellos? ¡Has actuado como un necio!