Genesis 31:26-28 (MSG) 26 "What do you mean," said Laban, "by keeping me in the dark and sneaking off, hauling my daughters off like prisoners of war? 27 Why did you run off like a thief in the night? Why didn't you tell me? Why, I would have sent you off with a great celebration—music, tambourine, flutes! 28 But you wouldn't permit me so much as a kiss for my daughters and grandchildren. It was a stupid thing for you to do.