Genesis 31:31
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure you would take by force your daughters from me.
American Standard Version (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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Jacob answered: “I set out, unknown to you, because I feared that you might take away your daughters by violence.
Darby Bible (DBY)
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, I was afraid; for I said, Lest thou shouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Jacob answered: That I departed unknown to thee, it was for fear lest thou wouldst take away thy daughters by force.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.
Free Bible Version (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.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
And Jacob answered and said to Laban: ‘Because I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.
King James Version (KJV)
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.’
Webster Bible (Webster)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Jacob answered Laban, |Because I was afraid, for I said, 'Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.'
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, 'Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me;