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 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.

 31:1 ¶ And he heardººº the wordsº of Laban'sº sons,º saying,ºº Jacobº hath taken awayººº allº thatº [was] our father's;º and of [that] whichºº [was] our father'sº hath he gottenººº allº thisº glory.º

 31:2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

 31:2 And Jacobº beheldººº the countenanceº of Laban,º and, behold,º it [was] notº towardº him asº before.ºº

 31:3 And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

 31:3 And the LORDº saidºº untoº Jacob,º Returnºº untoº the landº of thy fathers,º and to thy kindred;º and I will beº withº thee.

 31:4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

 31:4 And Jacobº sentºº and calledºº Rachelº and Leahº to the fieldº untoº his flock,º

 31:5 and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.

 31:5 And saidºº unto them, Iº seeººº your father'sº countenance,º thatº it [is] notº towardº me asº before;ºº but the Godº of my fatherº hath beenºº withº me.

 31:6 And ye know that will all my power I have served your father.

 31:6 And yeº knowºº thatº with allº my powerº I have servedººº your father.º

 31:7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

 31:7 And your fatherº hath deceivedºº me, and changedººº my wagesº tenº times;º but Godº sufferedº himºº notº to hurtººº me.º

 31:8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.

 31:8 Ifº he saidºº thus,º The speckledº shall beº thy wages;º then allº the cattleº bareºº speckled:º and ifº he saidºº thus,º The ringstrakedº shall beº thy hire;º then bareºº allº the cattleº ringstraked.º

 31:9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

 31:9 Thus Godº hath taken awayººº the cattleº of your father,º and givenºº [them] to me.

 31:10 And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.

 31:10 And it came to passº at the timeº that the cattleº conceived,ºº that I lifted upºº mine eyes,º and sawºº in a dream,º and, behold,º the ramsº which leapedºº uponº the cattleº [were] ringstraked,º speckled,º and grisled.º

 31:11 And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

 31:11 And the angelº of Godº spakeºº untoº me in a dream,º [saying], Jacob:º And I said,ºº Hereº [am] I.

 31:12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

 31:12 And he said,ºº Lift upºº nowº thine eyes,º and see,ºº allº the ramsº which leapºº uponº the cattleº [are] ringstraked,º speckled,º and grisled:º forº I have seenººº allº thatº Labanº doethºº unto thee.

 31:13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.

 31:13 Iº [am] the Godº of Bethel,º whereºº thou anointedstºº the pillar,º [and] whereºº thou vowedstºº a vowº unto me: nowº arise,ºº get thee outºº fromº thisº land,º and returnºº untoº the landº of thy kindred.º

 31:14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

 31:14 And Rachelº and Leahº answeredºº and saidºº unto him, [Is there] yetº any portionº or inheritanceº for us in our father'sº house?º

 31:15 Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

 31:15 Are we notº countedºº of him strangers?º forº he hath soldºº us, and hath quiteºº devouredºº alsoºº our money.º

 31:16 For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

 31:16 Forº allº the richesº whichº Godº hath takenºº from our father,ºº thatº [is] ours, and our children's:º nowº then, whatsoeverºº Godº hath saidºº untoº thee, do.ºº

 31:17 ¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;

 31:17 ¶ Then Jacobº rose up,ºº and setººº his sonsº and his wivesº uponº camels;º

 31:18 and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

 31:18 And he carried awayººº allº his cattle,º and allº his goodsº whichº he had gotten,ºº the cattleº of his getting,º whichº he had gottenºº in Padanaram,º for to goºº toº Isaacº his fatherº in the landº of Canaan.º

 31:19 Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.

 31:19 And Labanº wentºº to shearººº his sheep:º and Rachelº had stolenººº the imagesº thatº [were] her father's.º

 31:20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

 31:20 And Jacobº stole awayººº unawaresº to Labanº the Syrian,º in thatº he toldºº him notº thatº heº fled.ºº

 31:21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

 31:21 So heº fledºº with allº thatº he had; and he rose up,ºº and passed overººº the river,º and setººº his faceº [toward] the mountº Gilead.º

 31:22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

 31:22 And it was toldºº Labanº on the thirdº dayº thatº Jacobº was fled.ºº

 31:23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

 31:23 And he tookººº his brethrenº withº him, and pursuedºº afterº himº sevenº days'º journey;º and they overtookºº him in the mountº Gilead.º

 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

 31:24 And Godº cameºº toº Labanº the Syrianº in a dreamº by night,º and saidºº unto him, Take heedºº thatº thou speakºº not toº Jacobº either goodºº orº bad.º

 31:25 ¶ And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain: and Laban with his brethren encamped in the mountain of Gilead.

 31:25 ¶ Then Labanº overtookººº Jacob.º Now Jacobº had pitchedººº his tentº in the mount:º and Labanº withº his brethrenº pitchedºº in the mountº of Gilead.º

 31:26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?

 31:26 And Labanº saidºº to Jacob,º Whatº hast thou done,ºº that thou hast stolen awayººº unawaresº to me, and carried awayººº my daughters,º as captivesºº [taken] with the sword?º

 31:27 Wherefore didst thou flee 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;

 31:27 Whereforeº didst thou flee awayººº secretly,ººº and steal awayºº from me; and didst notº tellºº me, that I might have sent thee awayºº with mirth,º and with songs,º with tabret,º and with harp?º

 31:28 and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

 31:28 And hast notº sufferedºº me to kissºº my sonsº and my daughters?º thou hast nowº done foolishlyºº in [so] doing.ºº

 31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

 31:29 It isº in the powerº of my handº to doºº you hurt:º but the Godº of your fatherº spakeºº untoº me yesternight,º saying,ºº Take thou heedºº that thou speakºº notºº toº Jacobº either goodºº orº bad.º

 31:30 And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

 31:30 And now,º [though] thou wouldest needsºº be gone,ºº becauseº thou soreºº longedstºº after thy father'sº house,º [yet] whereforeº hast thou stolenººº my gods?º

 31:31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

 31:31 And Jacobº answeredºº and saidºº to Laban,º Becauseº I was afraid:ºº forº I said,ºº Peradventureº thou wouldest take by forceººº thy daughtersº fromºº me.

 31:32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall 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.

 31:32 Withº whomsoeverº thou findestººº thy gods,º let him notº live:ºº beforeº our brethrenº discernºº thou whatº [is] thine withº me, and takeºº [it] to thee. For Jacobº knewºº notº thatº Rachelº had stolenºº them.

 31:33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

 31:33 And Labanº wentºº into Jacob'sº tent,º and into Leah'sº tent,º and into the twoº maidservants'º tents;º but he foundºº [them] not.º Then wentº he outºº of Leah'sº tent,ººº and enteredºº into Rachel'sº tent.º

 31:34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

 31:34 Now Rachelº had takenººº the images,º and putºº them in the camel'sº furniture,º and satºº uponº them. And Labanº searchedººº allº the tent,º but foundºº [them] not.º

 31:35 And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the teraphim.

 31:35 And she saidºº toº her father,º Let it notº displeaseººº my lordº thatº I cannotººº rise upºº beforeºº thee;º forº the customº of womenº [is] upon me. And he searched,ºº but foundºº notºº the images.º

 31:36 ¶ 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 hotly pursued after me?

 31:36 ¶ And Jacobº was wroth,ºº and chodeºº with Laban:º and Jacobº answeredºº and saidºº to Laban,º Whatº [is] my trespass?º whatº [is] my sin,º thatº thou hast so hotly pursuedºº afterº me?º

 31:37 Whereas thou hast felt about 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 two.

 31:37 Whereasº thou hast searchedººº allº my stuff,º whatº hast thou foundºº of allºº thy householdº stuff?º setºº [it] hereº beforeº my brethrenº and thy brethren,º that they may judgeºº betwixtº us both.º

 31:38 These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

 31:38 Thisº twentyº yearsº [have] Iº [been] withº thee; thy ewesº and thy she goatsº have notº cast their young,ºº and the ramsº of thy flockº have I notº eaten.ºº

 31:39 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.

 31:39 That which was tornº [of beasts] I broughtºº notº untoº thee; Iº bare the lossºº of it; of my handºº didst thou requireºº it, [whether] stolenºº by day,º or stolenºº by night.º

 31:40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

 31:40 [Thus] I was;º in the dayº the droughtº consumedºº me, and the frostº by night;º and my sleepº departedºº from mine eyes.ºº

 31:41 These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

 31:41 Thusº have I been twentyº yearsº in thy house;º I servedº theeºº fourteenºº yearsº for thy twoº daughters,º and sixº yearsº for thy cattle:º and thou hast changedººº my wagesº tenº times.º

 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

 31:42 Exceptº the Godº of my father,º the Godº of Abraham,º and the fearº of Isaac,º had beenº with me, surelyº thou hadst sent me awayºº nowº empty.º Godº hath seenººº mine afflictionº and the labourº of my hands,º and rebukedºº [thee] yesternight.º

 31:43 ¶ And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children whom they have borne?

 31:43 ¶ And Labanº answeredºº and saidºº untoº Jacob,º [These] daughtersº [are] my daughters,º and [these] childrenº [are] my children,º and [these] cattleº [are] my cattle,º and allº thatº thouº seestºº [is] mine: and whatº can I doºº this dayº unto theseº my daughters,º orº unto their childrenº whichº they have born?ºº

 31:44 And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

 31:44 Nowº therefore comeº thou,ºº let us makeºº a covenant,º Iº and thou;º and let it beº for a witnessº betweenº me and thee.

 31:45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

 31:45 And Jacobº tookºº a stone,º and set it upºº [for] a pillar.º

 31:46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.

 31:46 And Jacobº saidºº unto his brethren,º Gatherºº stones;º and they tookºº stones,º and madeºº an heap:º and they did eatºº thereº uponº the heap.º

 31:47 And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

 31:47 And Labanº calledºº it Jegarsahadutha:º but Jacobº calledºº it Galeed.º

 31:48 And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:

 31:48 And Labanº said,ºº Thisº heapº [is] a witnessº betweenº me and thee this day.º Thereforeºº was the nameº of it calledºº Galeed;º

 31:49 and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

 31:49 And Mizpah;º forº he said,ºº The LORDº watchºº betweenº me and thee, whenº we are absentºº oneº from another.ºº

 31:50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

 31:50 Ifº thou shalt afflictººº my daughters,º or ifº thou shalt takeºº [other] wivesº besideº my daughters,º noº manº [is] withº us; see,ºº Godº [is] witnessº betwixtº me and thee.

 31:51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set betwixt me and thee.

 31:51 And Labanº saidºº to Jacob,º Beholdº thisº heap,º and beholdº [this] pillar,º whichº I have castºº betwixtº me and thee;

 31:52 This heap be witness, and the 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.

 31:52 Thisº heapº [be] witness,º and [this] pillarº [be] witness,º thatº Iº will notº pass overººº thisº heapº toº thee, and thatº thouº shalt notº pass overººº thisº heapº and thisº pillarº untoº me, for harm.º

 31:53 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.

 31:53 The Godº of Abraham,º and the Godº of Nahor,º the Godº of their father,º judgeºº betwixtº us. And Jacobº swareºº by the fearº of his fatherº Isaac.º

 31:54 And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.

 31:54 Then Jacobº offeredºº sacrificeº upon the mount,º and calledºº his brethrenº to eatºº bread:º and they did eatºº bread,º and tarried all nightºº in the mount.º

 31:55 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.

 31:55 And earlyºº in the morningº Labanº rose up,ºº and kissedºº his sonsº and his daughters,º and blessedºº them: and Labanº departed,ººº and returnedºº unto his place.º