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Jacob. Iacob therfore rose vp, and setting his children and wiues vpon camels, went his way. And he tooke al his substance, and flocks, and whatsoeuer he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and went forward to Isaac his father into the land of Chanaan. At that time Laban was gone to sheare his sheep, and Rachel stole the ″ idols of her father. And Iacob would not confesse to his father in law that he fled. And when he was gone as wel himselfe as al things that were his right, & hauing passed the riuer was marching on to Mount Galaad, it was told Laban the third day that Iacob fled. Who, taking his brethren vnto him, pursued him seauen dayes: and he ouertook him in the Mount Galaad. And he saw in his sleep God saying vnto him: Take heed thou speake not roughly anie thing against Iacob. And Iacob had now pitched his tent in the mountaine: and when he with his brethren had ouertaken him, he pitched his tent in the same Mount Galaad. And he said to Iacob: Why didest thou so, that vnwitting to me thou wouldest carie away my daughters as captiues with the sword? Why wouldest thou fly without my knowledge, and not tel me, that I might haue brought thee on the way with ioy, and songs, and timbrels, and cithernes? Thou hast not suffred me to kisse my sonnes and daughters: thou hast done foolishly: now also indeed my hand is able to requite thee euil: but the God of your father said vnto me yesterday: Take heed thou speake not any thing against Iacob roughly. Suppose, thou diddest desire to goe to thy freinds, and hadest a longing to thy fathers house, why didest thou steale my Gods? Iacob answered: In that I departed vnwitting to thee, I feared lest thou wouldest take away thy daughters by force. But whereas thou chargest me with theft: with whom soeuer thou shalt find thy Gods, let him be slaine before our brethren: search, what soeuer of thy things thou shalt find with me, and take away. Saying this, he knew not that Rachel had stollen the idols. Laban therfore hauing gone into the tent of Iacob, and of Lia, and of both the handmaids, found them not. And when he was entred into Rachels tent, she in hast hid the idols vnder the camels litter, and sat thervpon: and when he had sought al the tent, and found nothing, she said: Let not my lord be angrie that I can not rise vp before thee, because according to the custome of women it is now chanced to me. So his carefulnes in seeking was deluded. And Iacob being angrie said in chiding manner: For what fault of myne, and for what offence of my part hast thou so chaffed after me, and searched al my houshould-stuffe? What hast thou found of al the substance of thy house? lay it heer before my brethren, and thy brethren, and let them iudge between me and thee. Haue I therefore been with thee twentie yeares? thy ewes and goats were not barren, the wethers of thy flocke I did not eate: neyther that which the beast had caught did I shew to thee, I made good al the damage: Rh