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

Unchecked Copy BoxGenesis 31:31 - Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
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Translations for Genesis 31:31
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Ya`akov answered Lavan, "Because I was afraid, for I said, 'Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.'

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respondit Iacob quod inscio te profectus sum timui ne violenter auferres filias tuas

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וַיַּעַן יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר לְלָבָן כִּי יָרֵאתִי כִּי אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־תִּגְזֹל אֶת־בְּנֹותֶיךָ מֵעִמִּי׃

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ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ιακωβ εἶπεν τῷ Λαβαν εἶπα γάρ μήποτε ἀφέλῃς τὰς θυγατέρας σου ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐμά

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فَأَجَابَ يَعْقُوبُ وَقَالَ لِلاَبَانَ: «إِنِّي خِفْتُ لأَنِّي قُلْتُ لَعَلَّكَ تَغْتَصِبُ ابْنَتَيْكَ مِنِّي.

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فَأَجَابَ يَعْقُوبُ: «لأَنَّنِي خِفْتُ أَنْ تَغْتَصِبَ ابْنَتَيْكَ مِنِّي.

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And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid; for I said, Lest at any time thou shouldest take away thy daughters from me, and all my possessions.

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Y Jacob respondió, y dijo á Labán: Porque tuve miedo; pues dije, que quizá me quitarías por fuerza tus hijas.

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Respondió Jacob y dijo a Labán: Porque tuve miedo; pues pensé que quizá me quitarías por fuerza tus hijas.

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And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.

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雅各回答拉班說、恐怕你把你的女兒從我奪去、所以我逃跑。

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Jacob respondió a Labán y dijo: --Yo tuve miedo, pensando que quizás me arrebatarías a tus hijas.

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야곱이 라반에게 대답하여 가로되 내가 말하기를 외삼촌이 외삼촌의 딸들을 내게서 억지로 빼앗으리라 하여 두려워 하였음이니이다

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Jacob répondit, et dit à Laban: J'avais de la crainte à la pensée que tu m'enlèverais peut-être tes filles.

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Jakob antwortete und sprach zu Laban: Ich fürchtete mich und dachte, du würdest deine Töchter von mir reißen.

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Иаков отвечал Лавану и сказал: [я] боялся, ибо я думал, не отнял бы ты у меня дочерей своих.

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Y Jacob respondió, y dijo a Labán: Porque tuve miedo; pues dije, por ventura me robarías tus hijas.

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