1 N ow Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.”

And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and of what was our father's he has acquired all this glory.

2 A nd Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before.

And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as previously.

3 T hen the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.”

And Jehovah said to Jacob, Return into the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

4 S o Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock,

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the fields to his flock,

5 a nd said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

and said to them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as previously; but the God of my father has been with me.

6 A nd you know that with all my might I have served your father.

And you know that with all my power I have served your father.

7 Y et your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.

And your father has mocked me, and has changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

8 I f he said thus: ‘The speckled shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: ‘The streaked shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked.

If he said thus; The speckled shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore speckled; and if he said thus: The ringstraked shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore ringstraked.

9 S o God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.

And God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given to me.

10 “ And it happened, at the time when the flocks conceived, that I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the flocks were streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted.

And it came to pass at the time of the ardour of the flocks, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams that leaped upon the flocks were ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

11 T hen the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’

And the Angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob! And I said, Here am I.

12 A nd He said, ‘Lift your eyes now and see, all the rams which leap on the flocks are streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.

And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the rams that leap upon the flock are ringstraked, speckled, and spotted; for I have seen all that Laban does to thee.

13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.’”

I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vow to me. Now arise, depart out of this land, and return to the land of thy kindred.

14 T hen Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

And Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

15 A re we not considered strangers by him? For he has sold us, and also completely consumed our money.

Are we not reckoned of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has even constantly devoured our money.

16 F or all these riches which God has taken from our father are really ours and our children’s; now then, whatever God has said to you, do it.”

For all the wealth that God has taken from our father is ours and our children's; and now whatever God has said to thee do.

17 T hen Jacob rose and set his sons and his wives on camels.

And Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels,

18 A nd he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

and carried away all his cattle, and all his property that he had acquired—the cattle of his possessions that he had acquired in Padan-Aram, to go to Isaac his father, into the land of Canaan.

19 N ow Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen the household idols that were her father’s.

And Laban had gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that to her father.

20 A nd Jacob stole away, unknown to Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he intended to flee.

And Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled.

21 S o he fled with all that he had. He arose and crossed the river, and headed toward the mountains of Gilead. Laban Pursues Jacob

And he fled with all that he had; and he rose up and passed over the river, and set his face mount Gilead.

22 A nd Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.

23 T hen he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead.

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on mount Gilead.

24 B ut God had come to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, “Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.”

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

25 S o Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountains, and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountains of Gilead.

And Laban came up with Jacob; and Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain; Laban also with his brethren pitched on mount Gilead.

26 A nd Laban said to Jacob: “What have you done, that you have stolen away unknown to me, and carried away my daughters like captives taken with the sword?

And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast deceived me, and hast carried away my daughters as captives of war?

27 W hy did you flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and not tell me; for I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with timbrel and harp?

Why didst thou flee away covertly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have conducted thee with mirth and with songs, with tambour and with harp;

28 A nd you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters. Now you have done foolishly in so doing.

and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now thou hast acted foolishly.

29 I t is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.’

It would be in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take care that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

30 A nd now you have surely gone because you greatly long for your father’s house, but why did you steal my gods?”

And now that thou must needs be gone, because thou greatly longedst after thy father's house, why hast thou stolen my gods?

31 T hen Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.’

And Jacob answered and said to Laban, I was afraid; for I said, Lest thou shouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

32 W ith whomever you find your gods, do not let him live. In the presence of our brethren, identify what I have of yours and take it with you.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live. Before our brethren discern what is thine with me, and take to thee. But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

33 A nd Laban went into Jacob’s tent, into Leah’s tent, and into the two maids’ tents, but he did not find them. Then he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.

And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two handmaids' tents, and found nothing; and he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

34 N ow Rachel had taken the household idols, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. And Laban searched all about the tent but did not find them.

Now Rachel had taken the teraphim and put them under the camel's saddle; and she sat upon them. And Laban explored all the tent, but found nothing.

35 A nd she said to her father, “Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise before you, for the manner of women is with me.” And he searched but did not find the household idols.

And she said to her father, Let it not be an occasion of anger in the eyes of my lord that I cannot rise up before thee, for it is with me after the manner of women. And he searched carefully, but did not find the teraphim.

36 T hen Jacob was angry and rebuked Laban, and Jacob answered and said to Laban: “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have so hotly pursued me?

And Jacob was angry, and he disputed with Laban. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my fault, what my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

37 A lthough you have searched all my things, what part of your household things have you found? Set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both!

Whereas thou hast explored all my baggage, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set here before my brethren and thy brethren, and let them decide between us both.

38 T hese twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried their young, and I have not eaten the rams of your flock.

These twenty years have I been with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten.

39 T hat which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. You required it from my hand, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

What was torn I have not brought to thee; I had to bear the loss of it: of my hand hast thou required it, stolen by day or stolen by night.

40 T here I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

41 T hus I have been in your house twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

I have been these twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

42 U nless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.” Laban’s Covenant with Jacob

Had not the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, been with me, it is certain thou wouldest have sent me away now empty. God has looked upon my affliction and the labour of my hands, and has judged last night.

43 A nd Laban answered and said to Jacob, “ These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and this flock is my flock; all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their children whom they have borne?

And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons are my sons, and the flock is my flock, and all that thou seest is mine; but as for my daughters, what can I do this day to them, or to their sons whom they have brought forth?

44 N ow therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me.”

And now, come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be a witness between me and thee.

45 S o Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up a pillar.

46 T hen Jacob said to his brethren, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap.

And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap.

47 L aban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

48 A nd Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore its name was called Galeed,

And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,

49 a lso Mizpah, because he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another.

—and Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another:

50 I f you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us—see, God is witness between you and me!”

if thou shouldest afflict my daughters, or if thou shouldest take wives besides my daughters,—no man is with us; see, God is witness between me and thee!

51 T hen Laban said to Jacob, “Here is this heap and here is this pillar, which I have placed between you and me.

And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar which I have set up between me and thee:

52 T his heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

this heap be witness, and the pillar a witness, that neither I pass this heap to thee, nor thou pass this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

53 T he God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us! And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

54 T hen Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread. And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain.

And Jacob offered a sacrifice upon the mountain, and invited his brethren to eat bread: and they ate bread, and lodged on the mountain.

55 A nd early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.

And Laban rose early in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban went and returned to his place.