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Genesis 31:31

NETBible	“I left secretly because I was afraid!”¹ Jacob replied to Laban. “I thought² you might take your daughters away from me by force.³
NIV © biblegateway Gen 31:31	Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 31:31	Then Jacob replied to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 31:31	"I rushed away because I was afraid," Jacob answered. "I said to myself, ‘He’ll take his daughters from me by force.’
MSG © biblegateway Gen 31:31	Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by brute force.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 31:31	And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 31:31	Jacob answered Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 31:31	Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.’
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KJV	And Jacob <03290> answered <06030> (8799) and said <0559> (8799) to Laban <03837>_, Because I was afraid <03372> (8804)_: for I said <0559> (8804)_, Peradventure <06435> thou wouldest take by force <01497> (8799) thy daughters <01323> from me.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 31:31	Then Jacob <03290> replied <06030> to Laban <03837> , "Because <03588> I was afraid <03372> , for I thought <0559> that you would take <01497> your daughters <01323> from me by force <01497> .
LXXM	apokriyeiv {V-APPNS} de <1161> PRT iakwb <2384> N-PRI eipen {V-AAI-3S} tw <3588> T-DSM laban {N-PRI} eipa {V-AAI-1S} gar <1063> PRT mhpote <3379> ADV afelhv {V-AAS-2S} tav <3588> T-APF yugaterav <2364> N-APF sou <4771> P-GS ap <575> PREP emou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ panta <3956> A-APN ta <3588> T-APN ema <1699> A-APN
NET [draft] ITL	“I left secretly because <03588> I was afraid <03372> !” Jacob <03290> replied <06030> to Laban <03837> . “I thought <0559> you might <06435> take <01497> your daughters <01323> away <01497> from <05973> me by force <01497> .
HEBREW	ymem <05973> Kytwnb <01323> ta <0853> lzgt <01497> Np <06435> ytrma <0559> yk <03588> ytary <03372> yk <03588> Nbll <03837> rmayw <0559> bqey <03290> Neyw (31:31) <06030>

NETBible

“I left secretly because I was afraid!”¹ Jacob replied to Laban. “I thought² you might take your daughters away from me by force.³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and Jacob answered and said to Laban, ‘Because I was afraid.’” This statement is a not a response to the question about Laban’s household gods that immediately precedes, but to the earlier question about Jacob’s motivation for leaving so quickly and secretly (see v. 27). For this reason the words “I left secretly” are supplied in the translation to indicate the connection to Laban’s earlier question in v. 27. Additionally the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse have been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

²tn Heb “for I said.”

³tn Heb “lest you steal your daughters from with me.”