Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully 3) (Qal) to dwell">6030 [e] וַיַּ֥עַן way-ya-‘an and answered Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290 [e] יַעֲקֹ֖ב ya-‘ă-qōḇ Jacob N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms n pr m 1) son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel n pr loc 2) a wilderness encampment of the Israelites">3837 [e] לְלָבָ֑ן lə-lā-ḇān; to Laban Prep-l | N-proper-ms 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî because Conj 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour">3372 [e] יָרֵ֔אתִי yā-rê-ṯî, I was afraid V-Qal-Perf-1cs 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî for Conj 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e] אָמַ֔רְתִּי ’ā-mar-tî, I said V-Qal-Perf-1cs 1) lest, not, beware lest adv 2) lest">6435 [e] פֶּן־ pen- Perhaps Conj 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tear away, rob 1a2) to seize, plunder (with acc cognate) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be robbed 1b2) to be taken away">1497 [e] תִּגְזֹ֥ל tiḡ-zōl you would take by force V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address n pr f 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character">1323 [e] בְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָ bə-nō-w-ṯe-ḵā your daughters N-fpc | 2ms 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of">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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