1 And he heard * h8085 h8799 the words * h1697 of Laban's * h3837 sons * h1121, saying * h559 h8800, Jacob * h3290 hath taken away * h3947 h8804 all that was our father's * h1; and of that which was our father's * h1 hath he gotten * h6213 h8804 all this glory * h3519.
2 And Jacob * h3290 beheld * h7200 h8799 the countenance * h6440 of Laban * h3837, and, behold, it was not toward him as * h8543 before * h8032. as before: Heb. as yesterday and the day before
3 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Jacob * h3290, Return * h7725 h8798 unto the land * h776 of thy fathers * h1, and to thy kindred * h4138; and I will be with thee.
4 And Jacob * h3290 sent * h7971 h8799 and called * h7121 h8799 Rachel * h7354 and Leah * h3812 to the field * h7704 unto his flock * h6629,
5 And said * h559 h8799 unto them, I see * h7200 h8802 your father's * h1 countenance * h6440, that it is not toward me as * h8543 before * h8032; but the God * h430 of my father * h1 hath been * h1961 h8804 with me.
6 And ye * h859 know * h3045 h8804 that with all my power * h3581 I have served * h5647 h8804 your father * h1.
7 And your father * h1 hath deceived * h2048 h8765 me, and changed * h2498 h8689 my wages * h4909 ten * h6235 times * h4489; but God * h430 suffered him * h5414 h8804 not to hurt * h7489 h8687 me * h5978.
8 If he said * h559 h8799 thus, The speckled * h5348 shall be thy wages * h7939; then all the cattle * h6629 bare * h3205 h8804 speckled * h5348: and if he said * h559 h8799 thus, The ringstraked * h6124 shall be thy hire * h7939; then bare * h3205 h8804 all the cattle * h6629 ringstraked * h6124.
9 Thus God * h430 hath taken away * h5337 h8686 the cattle * h4735 of your father * h1, and given * h5414 h8799 them to me.
10 And it came to pass at the time * h6256 that the cattle * h6629 conceived * h3179 h8763, that I lifted up * h5375 h8799 mine eyes * h5869, and saw * h7200 h8799 in a dream * h2472, and, behold, the rams * h6260 which leaped * h5927 h8802 upon the cattle * h6629 were ringstraked * h6124, speckled * h5348, and grisled * h1261. rams: or, he goats
11 And the angel * h4397 of God * h430 spake * h559 h8799 unto me in a dream * h2472, saying , Jacob * h3290: And I said * h559 h8799, Here am I.
12 And he said * h559 h8799, Lift up * h5375 h8798 now thine eyes * h5869, and see * h7200 h8798, all the rams * h6260 which leap * h5927 h8802 upon the cattle * h6629 are ringstraked * h6124, speckled * h5348, and grisled * h1261: for I have seen * h7200 h8804 all that Laban * h3837 doeth * h6213 h8802 unto thee.
13 I am the God * h410 of Bethel * h1008, where thou anointedst * h4886 h8804 the pillar * h4676, and where thou vowedst * h5087 h8804 a vow * h5088 unto me: now arise * h6965 h8798, get thee out * h3318 h8798 from this land * h776, and return * h7725 h8798 unto the land * h776 of thy kindred * h4138.
14 And Rachel * h7354 and Leah * h3812 answered * h6030 h8799 and said * h559 h8799 unto him, Is there yet any portion * h2506 or inheritance * h5159 for us in our father's * h1 house * h1004?
15 Are we not counted * h2803 h8738 of him strangers * h5237? for he hath sold * h4376 h8804 us, and hath quite * h398 h8800 devoured * h398 h8799 also our money * h3701.
16 For all the riches * h6239 which God * h430 hath taken * h5337 h8689 from our father * h1, that is ours, and our children's * h1121: now then, whatsoever God * h430 hath said * h559 h8804 unto thee, do * h6213 h8798.
17 Then Jacob * h3290 rose up * h6965 h8799, and set * h5375 h8799 his sons * h1121 and his wives * h802 upon camels * h1581;
18 And he carried away * h5090 h8799 all his cattle * h4735, and all his goods * h7399 which he had gotten * h7408 h8804, the cattle * h4735 of his getting * h7075, which he had gotten * h7408 h8804 in Padanaram * h6307, for to go * h935 h8800 to Isaac * h3327 his father * h1 in the land * h776 of Canaan * h3667.
19 And Laban * h3837 went * h1980 h8804 to shear * h1494 h8800 his sheep * h6629: and Rachel * h7354 had stolen * h1589 h8799 the images * h8655 that were her father's * h1. images: Heb. teraphim
20 And Jacob * h3290 stole away * h1589 h8799 unawares * h3820 to Laban * h3837 the Syrian * h761, in that * h5921 he told * h5046 h8689 him not * h1097 that he fled * h1272 h8802. unawares...: Heb. the heart of Laban
21 So he fled * h1272 h8799 with all that he had; and he rose up * h6965 h8799, and passed over * h5674 h8799 the river * h5104, and set * h7760 h8799 his face * h6440 toward the mount * h2022 Gilead * h1568.
22 And it was told * h5046 h8714 Laban * h3837 on the third * h7992 day * h3117 that Jacob * h3290 was fled * h1272 h8804.
23 And he took * h3947 h8799 his brethren * h251 with him, and pursued * h7291 h8799 after him * h310 seven * h7651 days * h3117' journey * h1870; and they overtook * h1692 h8686 him in the mount * h2022 Gilead * h1568.
24 And God * h430 came * h935 h8799 to Laban * h3837 the Syrian * h761 in a dream * h2472 by night * h3915, and said * h559 h8799 unto him, Take heed * h8104 h8734 that thou speak * h1696 h8762 not to * h5973 Jacob * h3290 either good * h2896 or * h5704 bad * h7451. either...: Heb. from good to bad
25 Then Laban * h3837 overtook * h5381 h8686 Jacob * h3290. Now Jacob * h3290 had pitched * h8628 h8804 his tent * h168 in the mount * h2022: and Laban * h3837 with his brethren * h251 pitched * h8628 h8804 in the mount * h2022 of Gilead * h1568.
26 And Laban * h3837 said * h559 h8799 to Jacob * h3290, What hast thou done * h6213 h8804, that thou hast stolen away * h1589 h8799 unawares * h3824 to me, and carried away * h5090 h8762 my daughters * h1323, as captives * h7617 h8803 taken with the sword * h2719?
27 Wherefore didst thou flee away * h1272 h8800 secretly * h2244 h8738, and steal away * h1589 h8799 from me; and didst not tell * h5046 h8689 me, that I might have sent thee away * h7971 h8762 with mirth * h8057, and with songs * h7892, with tabret * h8596, and with harp * h3658? steal...: Heb. hast stolen me
28 And hast not suffered * h5203 h8804 me to kiss * h5401 h8763 my sons * h1121 and my daughters * h1323? thou hast now done foolishly * h5528 h8689 in so doing * h6213 h8800.
29 It is * h3426 in the power * h410 of my hand * h3027 to do * h6213 h8800 you hurt * h7451: but the God * h430 of your father * h1 spake * h559 h8804 unto me yesternight * h570, saying * h559 h8800, Take thou heed * h8104 h8734 that thou speak not * h1696 h8763 to Jacob * h3290 either good * h2896 or bad * h7451.
30 And now, though thou wouldest needs * h1980 h8800 be gone * h1980 h8804, because thou sore * h3700 h8736 longedst * h3700 h8738 after thy father's * h1 house * h1004, yet wherefore hast thou stolen * h1589 h8804 my gods * h430?
31 And Jacob * h3290 answered * h6030 h8799 and said * h559 h8799 to Laban * h3837, Because I was afraid * h3372 h8804: for I said * h559 h8804, Peradventure * h6435 thou wouldest take by force * h1497 h8799 thy daughters * h1323 from me.
32 With whomsoever * h834 thou findest * h4672 h8799 thy gods * h430, let him not live * h2421 h8799: before * h5048 our brethren * h251 discern * h5234 h8685 thou what is thine with me, and take * h3947 h8798 it to thee. For Jacob * h3290 knew * h3045 h8804 not that Rachel * h7354 had stolen * h1589 h8804 them.
33 And Laban * h3837 went * h935 h8799 into Jacob's * h3290 tent * h168, and into Leah's * h3812 tent * h168, and into the two * h8147 maidservants * h519' tents * h168; but he found * h4672 h8804 them not. Then went he out * h3318 h8799 of Leah's * h3812 tent * h168, and entered * h935 h8799 into Rachel's * h7354 tent * h168.
34 Now Rachel * h7354 had taken * h3947 h8804 the images * h8655, and put * h7760 h8799 them in the camel's * h1581 furniture * h3733, and sat * h3427 h8799 upon them. And Laban * h3837 searched * h4959 h8762 all the tent * h168, but found * h4672 h8804 them not. searched: Heb. felt
35 And she said * h559 h8799 to her father * h1, Let it not displease * h2734 h8799 * h5869 my lord * h113 that I cannot * h3201 h8799 rise up * h6965 h8800 before thee * h6440; for the custom * h1870 of women * h802 is upon me. And he searched * h2664 h8762, but found * h4672 h8804 not the images * h8655.
36 And Jacob * h3290 was wroth * h2734 h8799, and chode * h7378 h8799 with Laban * h3837: and Jacob * h3290 answered * h6030 h8799 and said * h559 h8799 to Laban * h3837, What is my trespass * h6588? what is my sin * h2403, that thou hast so hotly pursued * h1814 h8804 after me * h310?
37 Whereas * h3588 thou hast searched * h4959 h8765 all my stuff * h3627, what hast thou found * h4672 h8804 of all thy household * h1004 stuff * h3627? set * h7760 h8798 it here * h3541 before my brethren * h251 and thy brethren * h251, that they may judge * h3198 h8686 betwixt * h996 us both * h8147. searched: Heb. felt
38 This twenty * h6242 years * h8141 have I been with thee; thy ewes * h7353 and thy she goats * h5795 have not cast their young * h7921 h8765, and the rams * h352 of thy flock * h6629 have I not eaten * h398 h8804.
39 That which was torn * h2966 of beasts I brought * h935 h8689 not unto thee; I bare the loss * h2398 h8762 of it; of my hand * h3027 didst thou require * h1245 h8762 it, whether stolen * h1589 h8803 by day * h3117, or stolen * h1589 h8803 by night * h3915.
40 Thus I was; in the day * h3117 the drought * h2721 consumed * h398 h8804 me, and the frost * h7140 by night * h3915; and my sleep * h8142 departed * h5074 h8799 from mine eyes * h5869.
41 Thus have I been twenty * h6242 years * h8141 in thy house * h1004; I served thee * h5647 h8804 fourteen * h702 * h6240 years * h8141 for thy two * h8147 daughters * h1323, and six * h8337 years * h8141 for thy cattle * h6629: and thou hast changed * h2498 h8686 my wages * h4909 ten * h6235 times * h4489.
42 Except * h3884 the God * h430 of my father * h1, the God * h430 of Abraham * h85, and the fear * h6343 of Isaac * h3327, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away * h7971 h8765 now empty * h7387. God * h430 hath seen * h7200 h8804 mine affliction * h6040 and the labour * h3018 of my hands * h3709, and rebuked * h3198 h8686 thee yesternight * h570.
43 And Laban * h3837 answered * h6030 h8799 and said * h559 h8799 unto Jacob * h3290, These daughters * h1323 are my daughters * h1323, and these children * h1121 are my children * h1121, and these cattle * h6629 are my cattle * h6629, and all that thou seest * h7200 h8802 is mine: and what can I do * h6213 h8799 this day * h3117 unto these my daughters * h1323, or * h176 unto their children * h1121 which they have born * h3205 h8804?
44 Now therefore come thou * h3212 h8798, let us make * h3772 h8799 a covenant * h1285, I and thou; and let it be for a witness * h5707 between me and thee.
45 And Jacob * h3290 took * h3947 h8799 a stone * h68, and set it up * h7311 h8686 for a pillar * h4676.
46 And Jacob * h3290 said * h559 h8799 unto his brethren * h251, Gather * h3950 h8798 stones * h68; and they took * h3947 h8799 stones * h68, and made * h6213 h8799 an heap * h1530: and they did eat * h398 h8799 there upon the heap * h1530.
47 And Laban * h3837 called * h7121 h8799 it Jegarsahadutha * h3026: but Jacob * h3290 called * h7121 h8804 it Galeed * h1567. Jegarsahadutha: that is, The heap of witness, Chaldee Galeed: that is, The heap of witness, Heb.
48 And Laban * h3837 said * h559 h8799, This heap * h1530 is a witness * h5707 between me and thee this day * h3117. Therefore was the name * h8034 of it called * h7121 h8804 Galeed * h1567;
49 And Mizpah * h4709; for * h834 he said * h559 h8804, The LORD * h3068 watch * h6822 h8799 between me and thee, when we are absent * h5641 h8735 one * h376 from another * h7453. Mizpah: that is, A beacon, or, watchtower
50 If thou shalt afflict * h6031 h8762 my daughters * h1323, or if thou shalt take * h3947 h8799 other wives * h802 beside * h5921 my daughters * h1323, no man * h376 is with us; see * h7200 h8798, God * h430 is witness * h5707 betwixt me and thee.
51 And Laban * h3837 said * h559 h8799 to Jacob * h3290, Behold this heap * h1530, and behold this pillar * h4676, which I have cast * h3384 h8804 betwixt me and thee;
52 This heap * h1530 be witness * h5707, and this pillar * h4676 be witness * h5713, that I will not pass over * h5674 h8799 this heap * h1530 to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over * h5674 h8799 this heap * h1530 and this pillar * h4676 unto me, for harm * h7451.
53 The God * h430 of Abraham * h85, and the God * h430 of Nahor * h5152, the God * h430 of their father * h1, judge * h8199 h8799 betwixt us. And Jacob * h3290 sware * h7650 h8735 by the fear * h6343 of his father * h1 Isaac * h3327.
54 Then Jacob * h3290 offered * h2076 h8799 sacrifice * h2077 upon the mount * h2022, and called * h7121 h8799 his brethren * h251 to eat * h398 h8800 bread * h3899: and they did ea