And he heard the words
of Laban's
sons
, saying
, Jacob
hath taken away
all that was our father's
; and of that which was our father's
hath he gotten
all this glory
.
And Jacob beheld
the countenance
of Laban
, and, behold, it was not toward him as
before
.
And the LORD said
unto Jacob
, Return
unto the land
of thy fathers
, and to thy kindred
; and I will be with thee.
And Jacob sent
and called
Rachel
and Leah
to the field
unto his flock
,
And said unto them, I see
your father's
countenance
, that it is not toward me as
before
; but the God
of my father
hath been
with me.
And ye know
that with all my power
I have served
your father
.
And your father hath deceived
me, and changed
my wages
ten
times
; but God
suffered him
not to hurt
me
.
If he said thus, The speckled
shall be thy wages
; then all the cattle
bare
speckled
: and if he said
thus, The ringstraked
shall be thy hire
; then bare
all the cattle
ringstraked
.
Thus God hath taken away
the cattle
of your father
, and given
them to me.
And it came to pass at the time that the cattle
conceived
, that I lifted up
mine eyes
, and saw
in a dream
, and, behold, the rams
which leaped
upon the cattle
were ringstraked
, speckled
, and grisled
.
And the angel of God
spake
unto me in a dream
, saying , Jacob
: And I said
, Here am I.
And he said, Lift up
now thine eyes
, and see
, all the rams
which leap
upon the cattle
are ringstraked
, speckled
, and grisled
: for I have seen
all that Laban
doeth
unto thee.
I am the God of Bethel
, where thou anointedst
the pillar
, and where thou vowedst
a vow
unto me: now arise
, get thee out
from this land
, and return
unto the land
of thy kindred
.
And Rachel and Leah
answered
and said
unto him, Is there yet any portion
or inheritance
for us in our father's
house
?
Are we not counted of him strangers
? for he hath sold
us, and hath quite
devoured
also our money
.
For all the riches which God
hath taken
from our father
, that is ours, and our children's
: now then, whatsoever God
hath said
unto thee, do
.
Then Jacob rose up
, and set
his sons
and his wives
upon camels
;
And he carried away all his cattle
, and all his goods
which he had gotten
, the cattle
of his getting
, which he had gotten
in Padanaram
, for to go
to Isaac
his father
in the land
of Canaan
.
And Laban went
to shear
his sheep
: and Rachel
had stolen
the images
that were her father's
.
And Jacob stole away
unawares
to Laban
the Syrian
, in that
he told
him not
that he fled
.
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up
, and passed over
the river
, and set
his face
toward the mount
Gilead
.
And it was told Laban
on the third
day
that Jacob
was fled
.
And he took his brethren
with him, and pursued
after him
seven
days
' journey
; and they overtook
him in the mount
Gilead
.
And God came
to Laban
the Syrian
in a dream
by night
, and said
unto him, Take heed
that thou speak
not to
Jacob
either good
or
bad
.
Then Laban overtook
Jacob
. Now Jacob
had pitched
his tent
in the mount
: and Laban
with his brethren
pitched
in the mount
of Gilead
.
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
?
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly
, and steal away
from me; and didst not tell
me, that I might have sent thee away
with mirth
, and with songs
, with tabret
, and with harp
?
And hast not suffered me to kiss
my sons
and my daughters
? thou hast now done foolishly
in so doing
.
It is in the power
of my hand
to do
you hurt
: but the God
of your father
spake
unto me yesternight
, saying
, Take thou heed
that thou speak not
to Jacob
either good
or bad
.
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone
, because thou sore
longedst
after thy father's
house
, yet wherefore hast thou stolen
my gods
?
And Jacob answered
and said
to Laban
, Because I was afraid
: for I said
, Peradventure
thou wouldest take by force
thy daughters
from me.
With whomsoever thou findest
thy gods
, let him not live
: before
our brethren
discern
thou what is thine with me, and take
it to thee. For Jacob
knew
not that Rachel
had stolen
them.
And Laban went
into Jacob's
tent
, and into Leah's
tent
, and into the two
maidservants
' tents
; but he found
them not. Then went he out
of Leah's
tent
, and entered
into Rachel's
tent
.
Now Rachel had taken
the images
, and put
them in the camel's
furniture
, and sat
upon them. And Laban
searched
all the tent
, but found
them not.
And she said to her father
, Let it not displease
my lord
that I cannot
rise up
before thee
; for the custom
of women
is upon me. And he searched
, but found
not the images
.
And Jacob was wroth
, and chode
with Laban
: and Jacob
answered
and said
to Laban
, What is my trespass
? what is my sin
, that thou hast so hotly pursued
after me
?
Whereas thou hast searched
all my stuff
, what hast thou found
of all thy household
stuff
? set
it here
before my brethren
and thy brethren
, that they may judge
betwixt
us both
.
This twenty years
have I been with thee; thy ewes
and thy she goats
have not cast their young
, and the rams
of thy flock
have I not eaten
.
That which was torn of beasts I brought
not unto thee; I bare the loss
of it; of my hand
didst thou require
it, whether stolen
by day
, or stolen
by night
.
Thus I was; in the day the drought
consumed
me, and the frost
by night
; and my sleep
departed
from mine eyes
.
Thus have I been twenty years
in thy house
; I served thee
fourteen
years
for thy two
daughters
, and six
years
for thy cattle
: and thou hast changed
my wages
ten
times
.
Except the God
of my father
, the God
of Abraham
, and the fear
of Isaac
, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away
now empty
. God
hath seen
mine affliction
and the labour
of my hands
, and rebuked
thee yesternight
.
And Laban answered
and said
unto Jacob
, These daughters
are my daughters
, and these children
are my children
, and these cattle
are my cattle
, and all that thou seest
is mine: and what can I do
this day
unto these my daughters
, or
unto their children
which they have born
?
Now therefore come thou, let us make
a covenant
, I and thou; and let it be for a witness
between me and thee.
And Jacob took
a stone
, and set it up
for a pillar
.
And Jacob said
unto his brethren
, Gather
stones
; and they took
stones
, and made
an heap
: and they did eat
there upon the heap
.
And Laban called
it Jegarsahadutha
: but Jacob
called
it Galeed
.
And Laban said
, This heap
is a witness
between me and thee this day
. Therefore was the name
of it called
Galeed
;
And Mizpah; for
he said
, The LORD
watch
between me and thee, when we are absent
one
from another
.
If thou shalt afflict my daughters
, or if thou shalt take
other wives
beside
my daughters
, no man
is with us; see
, God
is witness
betwixt me and thee.
And Laban said
to Jacob
, Behold this heap
, and behold this pillar
, which I have cast
betwixt me and thee;
This heap be witness
, and this pillar
be witness
, that I will not pass over
this heap
to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over
this heap
and this pillar
unto me, for harm
.
The God of Abraham
, and the God
of Nahor
, the God
of their father
, judge
betwixt us. And Jacob
sware
by the fear
of his father
Isaac
.
Then Jacob offered
sacrifice
upon the mount
, and called
his brethren
to eat
bread
: and they did eat
bread
, and tarried all night
in the mount
.
And early in the morning
Laban
rose up
, and kissed
his sons
and his daughters
, and blessed
them: and Laban
departed
, and returned
unto his place
.