Genesis 31:31
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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