Genesis 31:30
World English Bible (WEB)
Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”
In context
28 and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.
29 It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’
30 Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”
31 Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’
32 Anyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it.” For Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen them.
Genesis 31:30 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”
- KJV King James Version
- And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And now, thou hast certainly gone, because thou hast been very desirous for the house of thy father; why hast thou stolen my gods?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And now that thou must needs be gone, because thou greatly longedst after thy father's house, why hast thou stolen my gods?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou didst earnestly long after thy father's house; yet why hast thou stolen my gods?