Genesis 31:31
Genesis 31:31-32 The Message (MSG)
Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by brute force. But as far as your gods are concerned, if you find that anybody here has them, that person dies. With all of us watching, look around. If you find anything here that belongs to you, take it.” Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen the gods.
Genesis 31:31 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.
Genesis 31:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then Jacob replied to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.
Genesis 31:31 New Century Version (NCV)
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)
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 New International Version (NIV)
Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
Genesis 31:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
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 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Jacob answered Laban, “[I left secretly] because I was afraid, for I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
Genesis 31:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
“I rushed away because I was afraid,” Jacob answered. “I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.