American King James Version
"And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure you would take by force your daughters from me. "
— Genesis 31:31, American King James Version
“And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.”
“And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force. ”
“Jacob answered Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I said, 'Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.'”
““I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban.“I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.”
“Jacob answered: That I departed unknown to thee, it was for fear lest thou wouldst take away thy daughters by force.”
“And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.”
“And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.”
And have not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? you have now done foolishly in so doing.
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take you heed that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
And now, though you would needs be gone, because you sore longed after your father’s house, yet why have you stolen my gods?
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure you would take by force your daughters from me.
With whomsoever you find your gods, let him not live: before our brothers discern you what is your with me, and take it to you. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat on them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.