Genesis 31:26
Genesis 31:26-30 The Message (MSG)
“What do you mean,” said Laban, “by keeping me in the dark and sneaking off, hauling my daughters off like prisoners of war? Why did you run off like a thief in the night? Why didn’t you tell me? Why, I would have sent you off with a great celebration—music, timbrels, flutes! But you wouldn’t permit me so much as a kiss for my daughters and grandchildren. It was a stupid thing for you to do. If I had a mind to, I could destroy you right now, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, ‘Be careful what you do to Jacob, whether good or bad.’ I understand. You left because you were homesick. But why did you steal my household gods?”
Genesis 31:26 King James Version (KJV)
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
Genesis 31:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done by deceiving me and carrying away my daughters like captives of the sword?
Genesis 31:26 New Century Version (NCV)
Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You cheated me and took my daughters as if you had captured them in a war.
Genesis 31:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?
Genesis 31:26 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
Then Laban said to Jacob, ‘What have you done? You’ve deceived me, and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.
Genesis 31:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
And Laban said to Jacob: “What have you done, that you have stolen away unknown to me, and carried away my daughters like captives taken with the sword?
Genesis 31:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Laban said to Jacob, “What do you mean by deceiving me and leaving without my knowledge, and carrying off my daughters as if [they were] captives of the sword?
Genesis 31:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
“What do you mean by deceiving me like this?” Laban demanded. “How dare you drag my daughters away like prisoners of war?