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Genesis 31:31

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

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Genesis 31:31 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

Genesis 31:31 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Genesis 31:31 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

Genesis 31:31 — The New King James Version (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.’

Genesis 31:31 — New Century Version (NCV)

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

Genesis 31:31 — American Standard Version (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.

Genesis 31:31 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Genesis 31:31 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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

Genesis 31:31 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

31 Jacob answered, “I was afraid, for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

Genesis 31:31 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

Genesis 31:31 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

Genesis 31:31 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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

Genesis 31:31 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

31 Then Jacob replied to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.


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