Genesis 31:26-28

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁶ And he said to Jacob: Why hast thou done thus, to carry away, without my knowledge, my daughters, as captives taken with the sword.

²⁷ Why wouldst thou run away privately and not acquaint me, that I might have brought thee on the way with joy, and with songs, and with timbrels, and with harps?

²⁸ Thou hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and daughters: thou hast done foolishly: and now, indeed,