Parallel Verses
Youngs 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?'
New American Standard Bible
Now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal
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?
Holman Bible
Now you have gone off because you long for your father—but why have you stolen my gods?”
International Standard Version
Now, you can go if you must go, because you certainly are longing to go to your father's house. But why did you steal my gods?"
A Conservative Version
And now, [though] thou have certainly gone, because thou have been very desirous for thy father's house, [yet] why have thou stolen my gods?
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?
Amplified
Now [I suppose] you felt you must go because you
Bible in Basic English
And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?
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?
Julia Smith Translation
And now going thou didst go, for desiring thou didst greatly desire after the house of thy father; for what didst thou steal my gods?
King James 2000
And now, though you would wish to be gone, because you greatly longed after your father's house, yet why have you stolen my gods?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now, you have surely gone because you desperately longed for the house of your father, [but] why did you steal my gods?"
Modern King James verseion
And now you have gone because you longed after your father's house. Why have you stolen my gods?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now, though thou wentest thy way because thou longest after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?"
NET Bible
Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father's house. Yet why did you steal my gods?"
New Heart English Bible
Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father's house, but why have you stolen my gods?"
The Emphasized Bible
But, now, though thou, didst even take thy journey, because thou, didst sorely long, for the house of thy father,, wherefore didst thou steal away my gods?
Webster
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?
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?"
Themes
Chiding » Isaac and laban chide each other
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Laban » Pursues jacob, overtakes him at mount gilead, and covenants with him
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:30
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Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
29 my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil. 30 'And now, thou hast certainly gone, because thou hast been very desirous for the house of thy father; why hast thou stolen my gods?' 31 And Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, 'Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me;
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Genesis 31:19
And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the teraphim which her father hath;
Judges 18:24
And he saith, 'My gods which I made ye have taken, and the priest, and ye go; and what to me more? and what is this ye say unto me, What -- to thee!'
Exodus 12:12
and I have passed over through the land of Egypt during this night, and have smitten every first-born in the land of Egypt, from man even unto beast, and on all the gods of Egypt I do judgments; I am Jehovah.
Numbers 33:4
and the Egyptians are burying those whom Jehovah hath smitten among them, every first-born, and on their gods hath Jehovah done judgments --
Judges 6:31
And Joash saith to all who have stood against him, 'Ye, do ye plead for Baal? ye -- do ye save him? he who pleadeth for him is put to death during the morning; if he is a god he himself doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'
1 Samuel 5:2-6
and the Philistines take the ark of God and bring it into the house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.
2 Samuel 5:21
And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up.
Isaiah 37:19
so as to put their gods into fire -- for they are no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone -- and they destroy them.
Isaiah 46:1-2
Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.
Jeremiah 10:11
Thus do ye say to them, The gods Who the heavens and earth have not made, They do perish from the earth, And from under these heavens.
Jeremiah 43:12
And I have kindled a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and it hath burned them, and he hath taken them captive, and covered himself with the land of Egypt, as cover himself doth the shepherd with his garment, and he hath gone forth thence in peace;