| NETBible | For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe 1 man. You withdraw 2 what you did not deposit 3 and reap what you did not sow.’ |
| NIV © |
I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’ |
| NASB © |
for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man; you take up what you did not lay down and reap what you did not sow.’ |
| NLT © |
I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’ |
| MSG © |
To tell you the truth, I was a little afraid. I know you have high standards and hate sloppiness, and don't suffer fools gladly.' |
| BBE © |
Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed. |
| NRSV © |
for I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man; you take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ |
| NKJV © |
‘For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ |
| KJV | For <1063> I feared <5399> (5711) thee <4571>_, because <3754> thou art <1488> (5748) an austere <840> man <444>_: thou takest up <142> (5719) that <3739> thou layedst <5087> (0) not <3756> down <5087> (5656)_, and <2532> reapest <2325> (5719) that <3739> thou didst <4687> (0) not <3756> sow <4687> (5656)_. |
| NASB © |
<5399> of you, because <3754> you are an exacting <840> man <444> ; you take <142> up what <3739> you did not lay <5087> down <5087> and reap <2325> what <3739> you did not sow <4687> .' |
| NET [draft] ITL | For <1063> I was afraid <5399> of you <4571> , because <3754> you are <1510> a severe <840> man <444> . You withdraw <142> what <3739> you did <5087> not <3756> deposit <5087> and <2532> reap <2325> what <3739> you did <4687> not <3756> sow .’<4687> |
| GREEK | efoboumhn <5399> (5711) V-INI-1S gar <1063> CONJ se <4571> P-2AS oti <3754> CONJ anyrwpov <444> N-NSM austhrov <840> A-NSM ei <1510> (5748) V-PXI-2S aireiv <142> (5719) V-PAI-2S o <3739> R-ASN ouk <3756> PRT-N eyhkav <5087> (5656) V-AAI-2S kai <2532> CONJ yerizeiv <2325> (5719) V-PAI-2S o <3739> R-ASN ouk <3756> PRT-N espeirav <4687> (5656) V-AAI-2S |
| NETBible | For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe 1 man. You withdraw 2 what you did not deposit 3 and reap what you did not sow.’ |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Or “exacting,” “harsh,” “hard.” 2 tn Grk “man, taking out.” The Greek word can refer to withdrawing money from a bank (L&N 57.218), and in this context of financial accountability that is the most probable meaning. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “you” as subject and translating the participle αἴρεις (airei") as a finite verb. 3 tn The Greek verb τίθημι (tiqhmi) can be used of depositing money with a banker to earn interest (L&N 57.217). In effect the slave charges that the master takes what he has not earned. |