Genesis 31:1 ¶ He heard8085 the words1697 of Laban's3837 sons,1121 saying,559 "Jacob3290 has taken away3947 all that was our father's.1 From that which was our father's,1 has he gotten6213 all this wealth."35192 Jacob3290 saw7200 the expression6440 on Laban's3837 face, and, behold, it was not toward him as8543 before.80323 Yahweh3068 said559 to Jacob,3290 "Return7725 to the land776 of your fathers,1 and to your relatives,4138 and I will be with you."
Genesis 31:4 ¶ Jacob3290 sent7971 and called7121 Rachel7354 and Leah3812 to the field7704 to his flock,66295 and said559 to them, "I see7200 the expression on your father's1 face,6440 that it is not toward me as8543 before;8032 but the God430 of my father1 has been1961 with me.
6 You859 know3045 that I have served5647 your859 father1 with all of my strength.
7 Your father1 has deceived2048 me, and changed2498 my wages4909 ten6235 times,4489 but God430 didn't allow him5414 to hurt7489 me.59788 If he said559 this, ‘The speckled5348 will be your wages,'7939 then all the flock6629 bore3205 speckled.5348 If he said559 this, ‘The streaked6124 will be your wages,'7939 then all the flock6629 bore3205 streaked.61249 Thus God430 has taken away5337 your father's1 livestock,4735 and given5414 them to me.
10 It happened during6256 mating3179 season6256 that I lifted up5375 my eyes,5869 and saw7200 in a dream,2472 and behold, the male goats6260 which leaped5927 on the flock6629 were streaked,6124 speckled,5348 and grizzled.126111 The angel4397 of God430 said559 to me in the dream,2472 ‘Jacob,'3290 and I said,559 ‘Here I am.'
12 He said,559 ‘Now lift up5375 your eyes,5869 and behold,7200 all the male goats6260 which leap5927 on the flock6629 are streaked,6124 speckled,5348 and grizzled,1261 for I have seen7200 all that Laban3837 does6213 to you.
13 I am the God410 of Bethel,1008 where you anointed4886 a pillar,4676 where you vowed5087 a vow5088 to me. Now arise,6965 get out3318 from this land,776 and return7725 to the land776 of your birth.'"4138
Genesis 31:14 ¶ Rachel7354 and Leah3812 answered6030 him, "Is559 there yet any portion2506 or inheritance5159 for us in our father's1 house?100415 Aren't we accounted2803 by him as foreigners?5237 For he has sold4376 us, and has also quite398 devoured398 our money.370116 For all the riches6239 which God430 has taken5337 away from our father,1 that is ours and our children's.1121 Now then, whatever God430 has said559 to you, do."6213
Genesis 31:17 ¶ Then Jacob3290 rose up,6965 and set5375 his sons1121 and his wives802 on the camels,158118 and he took away5090 all his livestock,4735 and all his possessions7399 which he had gathered,7408 including the livestock4735 which he had7075 gained7408 in Paddan6307 Aram, to go935 to Isaac3327 his father,1 to the land776 of Canaan.366719 Now Laban3837 had gone1980 to shear1494 his sheep:6629 and Rachel7354 stole1589 the teraphim8655{teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.} that were her father's.1
Genesis 31:20 ¶ Jacob3290 deceived3820 Laban3837 the Syrian,761 in that5921 he didn't1097 tell him that5921 he was running away.127221 So he fled1272 with all that he had. He rose up,6965 passed over5674 the River,5104 and set7760 his face6440 toward the mountain2022 of Gilead.1568
Genesis 31:22 ¶ Laban3837 was told5046 on the third7992 day3117 that Jacob3290 had fled.127223 He took3947 his relatives251 with him, and pursued7291 after him310 seven7651 days'3117 journey.1870 He overtook1692 him in the mountain2022 of Gilead.156824 God430 came935 to Laban,3837 the Syrian,761 in a dream2472 of the night,3915 and said559 to him, "Take heed8104 to yourself that you don't speak1696 to5973 Jacob3290 either good2896 or5704 bad."7451
Genesis 31:25 ¶ Laban3837 caught up5381 with Jacob.3290 Now Jacob3290 had pitched8628 his tent168 in the mountain,2022 and Laban3837 with his relatives251 encamped8628 in the mountain2022 of Gilead.156826 Laban3837 said559 to Jacob,3290 "What have you done,6213 that you have deceived1589 me,3824 and carried away5090 my daughters1323 like captives7617 of the sword?271927 Why did you1272 flee1589 secretly,2244 and deceive me, and didn't tell5046 me, that I might have sent you away7971 with mirth8057 and with songs,7892 with tambourine8596 and with harp;365828 and didn't allow5203 me to kiss5401 my sons1121 and my daughters?1323 Now have you done6213 foolishly.552829 It is3426 in the power410 of my hand3027 to6213 hurt7451 you, but the God430 of your father1 spoke559 to me last night,570 saying,559 ‘Take heed8104 to yourself that you don't1696 speak to Jacob3290 either good2896 or bad.'745130 Now, you want1980 to be gone,1980 because you greatly3700 longed3700 for your father's1 house,1004 but why have you stolen1589 my gods?"430
Genesis 31:31 ¶ Jacob3290 answered6030 Laban,3837 "Because559 I was afraid,3372 for I said,559 ‘Lest6435 you should take your daughters1323 from me by force.'149732 Anyone834 you find4672 your gods430 with shall not live.2421 Before5048 our relatives,251 discern5234 what is yours with me, and take3947 it." For Jacob3290 didn't know3045 that Rachel7354 had stolen1589 them.
Genesis 31:33 ¶ Laban3837 went935 into Jacob's3290 tent,168 into Leah's3812 tent,168 and into the tent168 of the two8147 female servants;519 but he didn't find4672 them. He went out3318 of Leah's3812 tent,168 and entered935 into Rachel's7354 tent.16834 Now Rachel7354 had taken3947 the teraphim,8655{teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.} put7760 them in the camel's1581 saddle,3733 and sat3427 on them. Laban3837 felt4959 about all the tent,168 but didn't find4672 them.
35 She said559 to her father,1 "Don't let my lord113 be angry2734 that I can't3201 rise up6965 before you;6440 for I'm having1870 my period."802 He searched,2664 but didn't find4672 the teraphim.8655
Genesis 31:36 ¶ Jacob3290 was angry,2734 and argued7378 with Laban.3837 Jacob3290 answered6030 Laban,3837 "What559 is my trespass?6588 What is my sin,2403 that you have hotly pursued1814 after me?31037 Now3290 that you2734 have felt7378 around in3837 all3290 my6030 stuff,3837 what559 have you found6588 of all your household2403 stuff? Set it here before1814 my relatives310 and your relatives, that they may judge between us two.
Genesis 31:38 ¶ "These twenty6242 years8141 I have been with you. Your ewes7353 and your female goats5795 have not cast their young,7921 and I haven't eaten398 the rams352 of your flocks.662939 That which was torn2966 of animals, I didn't bring935 to you. I bore its loss.2398 Of my hand3027 you required1245 it, whether stolen1589 by day3117 or stolen1589 by night.391540 This was my situation: in the day3117 the drought2721 consumed398 me, and the frost7140 by night;3915 and my sleep8142 fled5074 from my eyes.586941 These twenty6242 years8141 I have been in your house.1004 I served you5647 fourteen702 years8141 for your two8147 daughters,1323 and six8337 years8141 for your flock,6629 and you have changed2498 my wages4909 ten6235 times.448942 Unless3884 the God430 of my father,1 the God430 of Abraham,85 and the fear6343 of Isaac,3327 had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away7971 empty.7387 God430 has seen7200 my affliction6040 and the labor3018 of my hands,3709 and rebuked3198 you last night."570
Genesis 31:43 ¶ Laban3837 answered6030 Jacob,3290 "The daughters1323 are my daughters,1323 the children1121 are my children,1121 the flocks6629 are my flocks,6629 and all that you see7200 is mine: and what can I do6213 this day3117 to these my daughters,1323 or176 to their children1121 whom they have borne?320544 Now come, let us make3772 a covenant,1285 you3212 and I; and let it be for a witness5707 between me and you."
Genesis 31:45 ¶ Jacob3290 took3947 a stone,68 and set it up7311 for a pillar.467646 Jacob3290 said559 to his relatives,251 "Gather3950 stones."68 They took3947 stones,68 and made6213 a heap.1530 They ate398 there by the heap.153047 Laban3837 called7121 it Jegar Sahadutha,3026{“Galeed” means “Witness Heap” in Hebrew.} but Jacob3290 called7121 it Galeed.156748 Laban3837 said,559 "This heap1530 is witness5707 between me and you this day."3117 Therefore it was7121 named8034 Galeed156749 and Mizpah,4709 for834 he said,559 "Yahweh3068 watch6822 between me and you, when we are absent5641 one376 from another.745350 If you afflict6031 my daughters,1323 or if you take3947 wives802 besides5921 my daughters,1323 no man376 is with us; behold,7200 God430 is witness5707 between me and you."
51 Laban3837 said559 to Jacob,3290 "See this heap,1530 and see the pillar,4676 which I have set3384 between me and you.
52 May this heap1530 be a witness,5713 and the pillar4676 be a witness,5713 that I will not pass over5674 this heap1530 to you, and that you will not pass over5674 this heap1530 and this pillar4676 to me, for harm.745153 The God430 of Abraham,85 and the God430 of Nahor,5152 the God430 of their father,1 judge8199 between us." Then Jacob3290 swore7650 by the fear6343 of his father,1 Isaac.332754 Jacob3290 offered2076 a sacrifice2077 in the mountain,2022 and called7121 his relatives251 to eat398 bread.3899 They ate398 bread,3899 and stayed all night3885 in the mountain.202255 Early7925 in the morning,1242 Laban3837 rose up,7925 and kissed5401 his sons1121 and his daughters,1323 and blessed1288 them. Laban3837 departed3212 and returned7725 to his place.4725