Genesis 31
1. 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.
2. And Jacob beheld * the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
3. And the LORD said * unto Jacob,Return * unto the land of thy fathers,and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
4. And Jacob sent * and called * Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
5. And said * unto them, I see * your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been * with me.
6. And ye know * that with all my power I have served * your father.
7. And your father hath deceived * me, and changed * my wages ten times; but God suffered him * not to hurt * me.
8. If he said * thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare * speckled: and if he said * thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare * all the cattle ringstraked.
9. Thus God hath taken away * the cattle of your father, and given * them to me.
10. And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived * , that I lifted up * mine eyes, and saw * in a dream,and, behold, the rams which leaped * upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled,and grisled.
11. And the angel of God spake * unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said * , Here am I.
12. And he said * , Lift up * now thine eyes, and see * , all the rams which leap * upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen * all that Laban doeth * unto thee.
13. I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst * the pillar, and where thou vowedst * a vow unto me: now arise * , get thee out * from this land, and return * unto the land of thy kindred.
14. And Rachel and Leah answered * and said * unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
15. Are we not counted * of him strangers?for he hath sold * us, and hath quite * devoured * also our money.
16. For all the riches which God hath taken * from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said * unto thee, do * .
17. Then Jacob rose up * , and set * his sons and his wives upon camels;
18. And he carried away * all his cattle,and all his goods which he had gotten * , the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten * in Padanaram, for to go * to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
19. And Laban went * to shear * his sheep: and Rachel had stolen * the images that were her father's.
20. And Jacob stole away * unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told * him not that he fled * .
21. So he fled * with all that he had; and he rose up * , and passed over * the river, and set * his face toward the mount Gilead.
22. And it was told * Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled * .
23. And he took * his brethren with him, and pursued * after him seven days' journey; and they overtook * him in the mount Gilead.
24. And God came * to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said * unto him, Take heed * that thou speak * not to Jacob either good or bad.
25. Then Laban overtook * Jacob.Now Jacob had pitched * his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched * in the mount of Gilead.
26. And Laban said * to Jacob, What hast thou done * , that thou hast stolen away * unawares to me, and carried away * my daughters, as captives * taken with the sword?
27. Wherefore didst thou flee away * 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?
28. And hast not suffered * me to kiss * my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly * in so doing * .
29. It is in the power of my hand to do * you hurt: but the God of your father spake * unto me yesternight,saying * , Take thou heed * that thou speak not * to Jacob either good or bad.
30. And now, though thou wouldest needs * be gone * , because thou sore * longedst * after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen * my gods?
31. And Jacob answered * and said * to Laban, Because I was afraid * : for I said * , Peradventure thou wouldest take by force * thy daughters from me.
32. With whomsoever thou findest * thy gods, let him not live * : before our brethren discern * thou what is thine with me, and take * it to thee. For Jacob knew * not that Rachel had stolen * them.
33. And Laban went * into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found * them not. Then went he out * of Leah's tent, and entered * into Rachel's tent.
34. Now Rachel had taken * the images, and put * them in the camel's furniture, and sat * upon them. And Laban searched * all the tent, but found * them not.
35. And she said * to her father, Let it not displease * my lord that I cannot * rise up * before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched * , but found * not the images.
36. And Jacob was wroth * , and chode * with Laban: and Jacob answered * and said * to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued * after me?
37. Whereas thou hast searched * all my stuff, what hast thou found * of all thy household stuff? set * it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge * betwixt us both.
38. This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young * , and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten * .
39. That which was torn of beasts I brought * not unto thee; I bare the loss * of it; of my hand didst thou require * it, whether stolen * by day, or stolen * by night.
40. Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed * me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed * from mine eyes.
41. Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee * fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed * my wages ten times.
42. Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac,had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away * now empty. God hath seen * mine affliction and the labour of my hands,and rebuked * thee yesternight.
43. And Laban answered * and said * unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest * is mine: and what can I do * this day unto these my daughters,or unto their children which they have born * ?
44. Now therefore come thou * , let us make * a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
45. And Jacob took * a stone, and set it up * for a pillar.
46. And Jacob said * unto his brethren, Gather * stones; and they took * stones, and made * an heap: and they did eat * there upon the heap.
47. And Laban called * it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called * it Galeed.
48. And Laban said * , This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called * Galeed;
49. And Mizpah; for he said * , The LORD watch * between me and thee, when we are absent * one from another.
50. If thou shalt afflict * my daughters,or if thou shalt take * other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see * , God is witness betwixt me and thee.
51. And Laban said * to Jacob,Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast * betwixt me and thee;
52. This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over * this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over * this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
53. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge * betwixt us. And Jacob sware * by the fear of his father Isaac.
54. Then Jacob offered * sacrifice upon the mount, and called * his brethren to eat * bread: and they did eat * bread, and tarried all night * in the mount.
55. And early * in the morning Laban rose up * , and kissed * his sons and his daughters, and blessed * them: and Laban departed * , and returned * unto his place.
