Kejadian 31:31

31:31 “I left secretly because I was afraid!” ¹  Jacob replied to Laban. “I thought ²  you might take your daughters away from me by force. ³ 

Kejadian 34:29

34:29 They captured as plunder ⁴  all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, including everything in the houses.

Kejadian 39:3

39:3 His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful. ⁵ 

Kejadian 42:29

42:29 They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,

[31:31]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jacob answered and said to Laban, ‘Because I was afraid.’” This statement is a not a response to the question about Laban’s household gods that immediately precedes, but to the earlier question about Jacob’s motivation for leaving so quickly and secretly (see v. 27). For this reason the words “I left secretly” are supplied in the translation to indicate the connection to Laban’s earlier question in v. 27. Additionally the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse have been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[31:31]  ² tn Heb “for I said.”

[31:31]  ³ tn Heb “lest you steal your daughters from with me.”

[34:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “they took captive and they plundered,” that is, “they captured as plunder.”

[39:3]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds “in his hand,” a phrase not included in the translation for stylistic reasons.