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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.&emsp; And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.&emsp; And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.&emsp; And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,&emsp; and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.&emsp; And ye know that will all my power I have served your father.&emsp; And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.&emsp; If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.&emsp; Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.&emsp; And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.&emsp; And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.&emsp; And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.&emsp; I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.&emsp; And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?&emsp; Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.&emsp; For all the riches which God hath taken away 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 the camels;&emsp; and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.&emsp; Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.&emsp; And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.&emsp; So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.&emsp; And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.&emsp; And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.&emsp; And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain: and Laban with his brethren encamped in the mountain of Gilead.&emsp; 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?&emsp; Wherefore didst thou flee 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;&emsp; and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.&emsp; It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.&emsp; And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?&emsp; And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from Rh