Génesis 31:26

26 y le reclamó a Jacob:—¿Qué has hecho? ¡Me has engañado, y te has llevado 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 esa misma noche Dios se le apareció en un sueño a Labán el arameo, y le dijo: «¡Cuidado con amenazar a Jacob!»

25 Labán alcanzó a Jacob en los montes de Galaad, donde este había acampado. También Labán acampó allí, junto con sus parientes,

26 y le reclamó a Jacob:—¿Qué has hecho? ¡Me has engañado, y te has llevado a mis hijas como si fueran prisioneras de guerra!

27 ¿Por qué has huido en secreto, con engaños y sin decirme nada? Yo te habría despedido con alegría, y con música de tambores y de arpa.

28 Ni siquiera me dejaste besar a mis hijas y a mis nietos. ¡Te has comportado como un necio!