31:1 And he heard 8085 8799 the words 1697 of Laban's 3837 sons 1121, saying 559 8800, Jacob 3290 hath taken away 3947 8804 all that [was] our father's 1; and of [that] which [was] our father's 1 hath he gotten 6213 8804 all this glory 3519.

31:2 And Jacob 3290 beheld 7200 8799 the countenance 6440 of Laban 3837, and, behold, it [was] not toward him as 8543 before 8032.(as before: Heb. as yesterday and the day before)

31:3 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Jacob 3290, Return 7725 8798 unto the land 776 of thy fathers 1, and to thy kindred 4138; and I will be with thee.

31:4 And Jacob 3290 sent 7971 8799 and called 7121 8799 Rachel 7354 and Leah 3812 to the field 7704 unto his flock 6629,

31:5 And said 559 8799 unto them, I see 7200 8802 your father's 1 countenance 6440, that it [is] not toward me as 8543 before 8032; but the God 430 of my father 1 hath been 1961 8804 with me.

31:6 And ye 859 know 3045 8804 that with all my power 3581 I have served 5647 8804 your father 1.

31:7 And your father 1 hath deceived 2048 8765 me, and changed 2498 8689 my wages 4909 ten 6235 times 4489; but God 430 suffered him 5414 8804 not to hurt 7489 8687 me 5978.

31:8 If he said 559 8799 thus, The speckled 5348 shall be thy wages 7939; then all the cattle 6629 bare 3205 8804 speckled 5348: and if he said 559 8799 thus, The ringstraked 6124 shall be thy hire 7939; then bare 3205 8804 all the cattle 6629 ringstraked 6124.

31:9 Thus God 430 hath taken away 5337 8686 the cattle 4735 of your father 1, and given 5414 8799 [them] to me.

31:10 And it came to pass at the time 6256 that the cattle 6629 conceived 3179 8763, that I lifted up 5375 8799 mine eyes 5869, and saw 7200 8799 in a dream 2472, and, behold, the rams 6260 which leaped 5927 8802 upon the cattle 6629 [were] ringstraked 6124, speckled 5348, and grisled 1261.(rams: or, he goats)

31:11 And the angel 4397 of God 430 spake 559 8799 unto me in a dream 2472, [saying], Jacob 3290: And I said 559 8799, Here [am] I.

31:12 And he said 559 8799, Lift up 5375 8798 now thine eyes 5869, and see 7200 8798, all the rams 6260 which leap 5927 8802 upon the cattle 6629 [are] ringstraked 6124, speckled 5348, and grisled 1261: for I have seen 7200 8804 all that Laban 3837 doeth 6213 8802 unto thee.

31:13 I [am] the God 410 of Bethel 1008, where thou anointedst 4886 8804 the pillar 4676, [and] where thou vowedst 5087 8804 a vow 5088 unto me: now arise 6965 8798, get thee out 3318 8798 from this land 776, and return 7725 8798 unto the land 776 of thy kindred 4138.

31:14 And Rachel 7354 and Leah 3812 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799 unto him, [Is there] yet any portion 2506 or inheritance 5159 for us in our father's 1 house 1004?

31:15 Are we not counted 2803 8738 of him strangers 5237? for he hath sold 4376 8804 us, and hath quite 398 8800 devoured 398 8799 also our money 3701.

31:16 For all the riches 6239 which God 430 hath taken 5337 8689 from our father 1, that [is] ours, and our children's 1121: now then, whatsoever God 430 hath said 559 8804 unto thee, do 6213 8798.

31:17 Then Jacob 3290 rose up 6965 8799, and set 5375 8799 his sons 1121 and his wives 802 upon camels 1581;

31:18 And he carried away 5090 8799 all his cattle 4735, and all his goods 7399 which he had gotten 7408 8804, the cattle 4735 of his getting 7075, which he had gotten 7408 8804 in Padanaram 6307, for to go 935 8800 to Isaac 3327 his father 1 in the land 776 of Canaan 3667.

31:19 And Laban 3837 went 1980 8804 to shear 1494 8800 his sheep 6629: and Rachel 7354 had stolen 1589 8799 the images 8655 that [were] her father's 1.(images: Heb. teraphim)

31:20 And Jacob 3290 stole away 1589 8799 unawares 3820 to Laban 3837 the Syrian 761, in that 5921 he told 5046 8689 him not 1097 that he fled 1272 8802.(unawares…: Heb. the heart of Laban)

31:21 So he fled 1272 8799 with all that he had; and he rose up 6965 8799, and passed over 5674 8799 the river 5104, and set 7760 8799 his face 6440 [toward] the mount 2022 Gilead 1568.

31:22 And it was told 5046 8714 Laban 3837 on the third 7992 day 3117 that Jacob 3290 was fled 1272 8804.

31:23 And he took 3947 8799 his brethren 251 with him, and pursued 7291 8799 after him 310 seven 7651 days' 3117 journey 1870; and they overtook 1692 8686 him in the mount 2022 Gilead 1568.

31:24 And God 430 came 935 8799 to Laban 3837 the Syrian 761 in a dream 2472 by night 3915, and said 559 8799 unto him, Take heed 8104 8734 that thou speak 1696 8762 not to 5973 Jacob 3290 either good 2896 or 5704 bad 7451.(either…: Heb. from good to bad)

31:25 Then Laban 3837 overtook 5381 8686 Jacob 3290. Now Jacob 3290 had pitched 8628 8804 his tent 168 in the mount 2022: and Laban 3837 with his brethren 251 pitched 8628 8804 in the mount 2022 of Gilead 1568.

31:26 And Laban 3837 said 559 8799 to Jacob 3290, What hast thou done 6213 8804, that thou hast stolen away 1589 8799 unawares 3824 to me, and carried away 5090 8762 my daughters 1323, as captives 7617 8803 [taken] with the sword 2719?

31:27 Wherefore didst thou flee away 1272 8800 secretly 2244 8738, and steal away 1589 8799 from me; and didst not tell 5046 8689 me, that I might have sent thee away 7971 8762 with mirth 8057, and with songs 7892, with tabret 8596, and with harp 3658?(steal…: Heb. hast stolen me)

31:28 And hast not suffered 5203 8804 me to kiss 5401 8763 my sons 1121 and my daughters 1323? thou hast now done foolishly 5528 8689 in [so] doing 6213 8800.

31:29 It is 3426 in the power 410 of my hand 3027 to do 6213 8800 you hurt 7451: but the God 430 of your father 1 spake 559 8804 unto me yesternight 570, saying 559 8800, Take thou heed 8104 8734 that thou speak not 1696 8763 to Jacob 3290 either good 2896 or bad 7451.

31:30 And now, [though] thou wouldest needs 1980 8800 be gone 1980 8804, because thou sore 3700 8736 longedst 3700 8738 after thy father's 1 house 1004, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen 1589 8804 my gods 430?

31:31 And Jacob 3290 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799 to Laban 3837, Because I was afraid 3372 8804: for I said 559 8804, Peradventure 6435 thou wouldest take by force 1497 8799 thy daughters 1323 from me.

31:32 With whomsoever 834 thou findest 4672 8799 thy gods 430, let him not live 2421 8799: before 5048 our brethren 251 discern 5234 8685 thou what [is] thine with me, and take 3947 8798 [it] to thee. For Jacob 3290 knew 3045 8804 not that Rachel 7354 had stolen 1589 8804 them.

31:33 And Laban 3837 went 935 8799 into Jacob's 3290 tent 168, and into Leah's 3812 tent 168, and into the two 8147 maidservants' 519 tents 168; but he found 4672 8804 [them] not. Then went he out 3318 8799 of Leah's 3812 tent 168, and entered 935 8799 into Rachel's 7354 tent 168.

31:34 Now Rachel 7354 had taken 3947 8804 the images 8655, and put 7760 8799 them in the camel's 1581 furniture 3733, and sat 3427 8799 upon them. And Laban 3837 searched 4959 8762 all the tent 168, but found 4672 8804 [them] not.(searched: Heb. felt)

31:35 And she said 559 8799 to her father 1, Let it not displease 2734 8799 5869 my lord 113 that I cannot 3201 8799 rise up 6965 8800 before thee 6440; for the custom 1870 of women 802 [is] upon me. And he searched 2664 8762, but found 4672 8804 not the images 8655.

31:36 And Jacob 3290 was wroth 2734 8799, and chode 7378 8799 with Laban 3837: and Jacob 3290 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799 to Laban 3837, What [is] my trespass 6588? what [is] my sin 2403, that thou hast so hotly pursued 1814 8804 after me 310?

31:37 Whereas 3588 thou hast searched 4959 8765 all my stuff 3627, what hast thou found 4672 8804 of all thy household 1004 stuff 3627? set 7760 8798 [it] here 3541 before my brethren 251 and thy brethren 251, that they may judge 3198 8686 betwixt 996 us both 8147.(searched: Heb. felt)

31:38 This twenty 6242 years 8141 [have] I [been] with thee; thy ewes 7353 and thy she goats 5795 have not cast their young 7921 8765, and the rams 352 of thy flock 6629 have I not eaten 398 8804.

31:39 That which was torn 2966 [of beasts] I brought 935 8689 not unto thee; I bare the loss 2398 8762 of it; of my hand 3027 didst thou require 1245 8762 it, [whether] stolen 1589 8803 by day 3117, or stolen 1589 8803 by night 3915.

31:40 [Thus] I was; in the day 3117 the drought 2721 consumed 398 8804 me, and the frost 7140 by night 3915; and my sleep 8142 departed 5074 8799 from mine eyes 5869.

31:41 Thus have I been twenty 6242 years 8141 in thy house 1004; I served thee 5647 8804 fourteen 702 6240 years 8141 for thy two 8147 daughters 1323, and six 8337 years 8141 for thy cattle 6629: and thou hast changed 2498 8686 my wages 4909 ten 6235 times 4489.

31:42 Except 3884 the God 430 of my father 1, the God 430 of Abraham 85, and the fear 6343 of Isaac 3327, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away 7971 8765 now empty 7387. God 430 hath seen 7200 8804 mine affliction 6040 and the labour 3018 of my hands 3709, and rebuked 3198 8686 [thee] yesternight 570.

31:43 And Laban 3837 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799 unto Jacob 3290, [These] daughters 1323 [are] my daughters 1323, and [these] children 1121 [are] my children 1121, and [these] cattle 6629 [are] my cattle 6629, and all that thou seest 7200 8802 [is] mine: and what can I do 6213 8799 this day 3117 unto these my daughters 1323, or 176 unto their children 1121 which they have born 3205 8804?

31:44 Now therefore come thou 3212 8798, let us make 3772 8799 a covenant 1285, I and thou; and let it be for a witness 5707 between me and thee.

31:45 And Jacob 3290 took 3947 8799 a stone 68, and set it up 7311 8686 [for] a pillar 4676.

31:46 And Jacob 3290 said 559 8799 unto his brethren 251, Gather 3950 8798 stones 68; and they took 3947 8799 stones 68, and made 6213 8799 an heap 1530: and they did eat 398 8799 there upon the heap 1530.

31:47 And Laban 3837 called 7121 8799 it Jegarsahadutha 3026: but Jacob 3290 called 7121 8804 it Galeed 1567.(Jegarsahadutha: that is, The heap of witness, Chaldee)(Galeed: that is, The heap of witness, Heb.)

31:48 And Laban 3837 said 559 8799, This heap 1530 [is] a witness 5707 between me and thee this day 3117. Therefore was the name 8034 of it called 7121 8804 Galeed 1567;

31:49 And Mizpah 4709; for 834 he said 559 8804, The LORD 3068 watch 6822 8799 between me and thee, when we are absent 5641 8735 one 376 from another 7453.(Mizpah: that is, A beacon, or, watchtower)

31:50 If thou shalt afflict 6031 8762 my daughters 1323, or if thou shalt take 3947 8799 [other] wives 802 beside 5921 my daughters 1323, no man 376 [is] with us; see 7200 8798, God 430 [is] witness 5707 betwixt me and thee.

31:51 And Laban 3837 said 559 8799 to Jacob 3290, Behold this heap 1530, and behold [this] pillar 4676, which I have cast 3384 8804 betwixt me and thee;

31:52 This heap 1530 [be] witness 5707, and [this] pillar 4676 [be] witness 5713, that I will not pass over 5674 8799 this heap 1530 to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over 5674 8799 this heap 1530 and this pillar 4676 unto me, for harm 7451.

31:53 The God 430 of Abraham 85, and the God 430 of Nahor 5152, the God 430 of their father 1, judge 8199 8799 betwixt us. And Jacob 3290 sware 7650 8735 by the fear 6343 of his father 1 Isaac 3327.

31:54 Then Jacob 3290 offered 2076 8799 sacrifice 2077 upon the mount 2022, and called 7121 8799 his brethren 251 to eat 398 8800 bread 3899: and they did eat 398 8799 bread 3899, and tarried all night 3885 8799 in the mount 2022.(offered…: or, killed beasts)

31:55 And early 7925 0 in the morning 1242 Laban 3837 rose up 7925 8686, and kissed 5401 8762 his sons 1121 and his daughters 1323, and blessed 1288 8762 them: and Laban 3837 departed 3212 8799, and returned 7725 8799 unto his place 4725.

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