KJV
31. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.



KJV
31. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

AMP
31. Jacob answered Laban, Because I was afraid; for I thought, Suppose you would take your daughters from me by force.

KJVP
31. And Jacob H3290 answered H6030 W-VQY3MS and said H559 W-VQY3MS to Laban H3837 , Because H3588 CONJ I was afraid H3372 : for H3588 CONJ I said H559 W-VQY3MS , Peradventure H6435 CONJ thou wouldest take by force H1497 thy daughters H1323 from me .

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

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

WEB
31. Jacob answered Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I said, 'Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.'

NASB
31. "I was frightened," Jacob replied to Laban, "at the thought that you might take your daughters away from me by force.

ESV
31. Jacob answered and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.

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

RSV
31. Jacob answered Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.

NKJV
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.'

MKJV
31. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid, for I said, Perhaps you would take your daughters away from me by force.

AKJV
31. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure you would take by force your daughters from me.

NRSV
31. Jacob answered Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.

NIV
31. Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.

NIRV
31. Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.

NLT
31. "I rushed away because I was afraid," Jacob answered. "I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

MSG
31. Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by brute force.

GNB
31. Jacob answered, "I was afraid, because I thought that you might take your daughters away from me.

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

ERVEN
31. Jacob answered, "I left without telling you, because I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me.