Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6030 [e] וַיַּ֥עַן way-ya-‘an and answered Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3290 [e] יַעֲקֹ֖ב ya-‘ă-qōḇ Jacob N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3837 [e] לְלָבָ֑ן lə-lā-ḇān; to Laban Prep-l | N-proper-ms 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî because Conj 3372 [e] יָרֵ֔אתִי yā-rê-ṯî, I was afraid V-Qal-Perf-1cs 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî for Conj 559 [e] אָמַ֔רְתִּי ’ā-mar-tî, I said V-Qal-Perf-1cs 6435 [e] פֶּן־ pen- Perhaps Conj 1497 [e] תִּגְזֹ֥ל tiḡ-zōl you would take by force V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1323 [e] בְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָ bə-nō-w-ṯe-ḵā your daughters N-fpc | 2ms 5973 [e] מֵעִמִּֽי׃ mê-‘im-mî. from me Prep-m | 1cs

New American Standard Bible
Then Jacob replied to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob answered, "I was afraid, for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

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