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


In Context

28 and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? — now thou hast acted foolishly in doing so;

29 my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil.

30 'And now, thou hast certainly gone, because thou hast been very desirous for the house of thy father; why hast thou stolen my gods?'

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

32 with whomsoever thou findest thy gods — he doth not live; before our brethren discern for thyself what is with me, and take to thyself:' and Jacob hath not known that Rachel hath stolen them.

33 And Laban goeth into the tent of Jacob, and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two handmaidens, and hath not found; and he goeth out from the tent of Leah, and goeth into the tent of Rachel.

Genesis 31:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:31Jacob answered: That I departed unknown to thee, it was for fear lest thou wouldst take away thy daughters by force.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:31And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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