Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“ I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force. Young's Literal Translation And Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, ‘Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me; 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. Hebrew “I was afraid,”יָרֵ֔אתִי (yā·rê·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc answered, וַיַּ֥עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond “for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I thought וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say [you] לְלָבָ֑ן (lə·lā·ḇān) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob would take your daughters בְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָ (bə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter from me מֵעִמִּֽי׃ (mê·‘im·mî) Preposition-m | first person common singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with by force. תִּגְזֹ֥ל (tiḡ·zōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob |
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