Verse List for GEN 31:31

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Yacob,Lavan (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “We left like that,” Yacob answered Lavan, “because I was afraid, because I said that perhaps you would use force to take your married daughters from me.

OET-LV And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _answered and_he/it _said to_Lāⱱān if/because I _was _afraid if/because I _said lest you _should _tear _away DOM daughters _of_your from_with_me.

ULT Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, because I said that perhaps you would seize your daughters from me.

UST Jacob answered Laban, “We left secretly because I was afraid. I thought that if I told you we were leaving, you might take your two daughters from me by force.

BSB & MSB “I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought [you] would take your daughters from me by force.

OEB Jacob answered Laban, ‘I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

WEBBE & WMBB Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’

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

LSV And Jacob answers and says to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest you violently take away your daughters from me;

FBV “I ran away because I was afraid,” Jacob explained to Laban. “I was worried that you would take your daughters from me by force.

T4T Jacob replied to Laban, saying, “I did not tell you that we were planning to leave, because I was afraid. I thought that if I told you, you would forcefully take your daughters away from me.

LEB Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought, ‘Lest you take your daughters from me by force.’

BBE And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.

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JPS And Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'Because I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

ASV And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

DRA Jacob answered: That I departed unknown to thee, it was for fear lest thou wouldst take away thy daughters by force.

YLT And Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, 'Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me;

Drby And Jacob answered and said to Laban, I was afraid; for I said, Lest thou shouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

RV And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.
(And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou/you shouldest/should take thy/your daughters from me by force.)

SLT And Jacob will answer and say to Laban, Because I was afraid; for I said, Lest thou wilt tear away my daughters from me;

Wbstr And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, It may be thou wouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

KJB-1769 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
(And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure/Perhaps thou/you wouldest take by force thy/your daughters from me.)

KJB-1611 And Iacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peraduenture thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
(And Yacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peraduenture thou/you wouldest take by force thy/your daughters from me.)

Bshps Iacob aunswered and sayde to Laban: because I was afrayde, & thought that peraduenture thou wouldest take away thy daughters from me.
(Yacob answered and said to Laban: because I was afraid, and thought that peradventure/perhaps thou/you wouldest take away thy/your daughters from me.)

Gnva Then Iaakob answered, and said to Laban, Because I was afraid, and thought that thou wouldest haue taken thy daughters from me.
(Then Yacob answered, and said to Laban, Because I was afraid, and thought that thou/you wouldest have taken thy/your daughters from me.)

Cvdl Iacob answered and sayde vnto Laban: I was afrayed, that thou shuldest haue taken away thy doughters fro me:
(Yacob answered and said unto Laban: I was afraid, that thou/you shouldest/should have taken away thy/your daughters from me:)

Wycl Jacob answeride, That Y yede forth while thou wistist not, Y dredde lest thou woldist take awey thi douytris violentli;
(Yacob answered, That I went forth while thou/you knewist not, I dreaded lest thou/you would take away thy/your daughters violentli;)

Luth Jakob antwortete und sprach zu Laban: Ich fürchtete mich und dachte, du würdest deine Töchter von, mir reißen.
(Yakob replied and spoke to/for Laban: I feared me and thought, you(sg) would your daughters from, to_me tear/snatch.)

ClVg Respondit Jacob: Quod inscio te profectus sum, timui ne violenter auferres filias tuas.
(He_answered Yacob: That inscio you(sg) departure I_am, timui not violently take_aways daughters yours.)

UHB וַ⁠יַּ֥עַן יַעֲקֹ֖ב וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר לְ⁠לָבָ֑ן כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔אתִי כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן־תִּגְזֹ֥ל אֶת־בְּנוֹתֶ֖י⁠ךָ מֵ⁠עִמִּֽ⁠י׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ἰακὼβ εἶπε τῷ Λάβαν, ὅτι ἐφοβήθην· εἶπα γὰρ, μή ποτε ἀφέλῃ τὰς θυγατέρας σου ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐμά.

BrTr And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid; for I said, Lest at any time thou shouldest take away thy daughters from me, and all my possessions.