Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1589 [e] וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב way-yiṯ-gan-nêḇ And stole back Conj-w | V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms 5971 [e] הָעָ֛ם hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 3117 [e] בַּיּ֥וֹם bay-yō-wm day Prep-b, Art | N-ms 1931 [e] הַה֖וּא ha-hū that Art | Pro-3ms 935 [e] לָב֣וֹא lā-ḇō-w got Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 5892 [e] הָעִ֑יר hā-‘îr; into the city Art | N-fs 834 [e] כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ka-’ă-šer as Prep-k | Pro-r 1589 [e] יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב yiṯ-gan-nêḇ, steal away V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms 5971 [e] הָעָם֙ hā-‘ām people Art | N-ms 3637 [e] הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים han-niḵ-lā-mîm, who are ashamed Art | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp 5127 [e] בְּנוּסָ֖ם bə-nū-sām when they flee Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp 4421 [e] בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ bam-mil-ḥā-māh. in battle Prep-b, Art | N-fs

New American Standard Bible
So the people went by stealth into the city that day, as people who are humiliated steal away when they flee in battle.

King James Bible
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So they returned to the city quietly that day like people come in when they are humiliated after fleeing in battle.

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Genesis 31:27 Why did you flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and did not …

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