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Berean Standard Bible
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Now
Jacob
heard that
Laban’s
sons were
saying, “
Jacob has
taken away all that belonged
to
our father
and built
all this wealth
at
our
father’s
expense
. ”
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
.
And Jacob saw
from
the countenance of Laban that
his
attitude
toward him had
changed
.
And Jacob beheld
the countenance of Laban ,
and,
behold,
it
was
not
toward him as
before
.
Then
the LORD said to
Jacob, “Go
back
to
the land of your
fathers and to your
kindred ,
and I will be with you
. ”
And
the LORD said unto
Jacob, Return
unto
the land of thy
fathers ,
and to thy
kindred ;
and I will be with thee
.
So
Jacob sent word
and called Rachel and Leah to the field where
his flocks
were
,
And
Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto
his flock
,
and he
told
them, “
I can
see from
your father’s
countenance that his
attitude
toward me has
changed
; but the God of my father has
been with me.
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.
You
know that I have served your father with
all
my
strength
.
And
ye
know that with
all
my
power
I have served your father.
And although
he
has
cheated
me and changed my wages ten times ,
God has
not
allowed
him to harm
me.
And your
father
hath
deceived
me ,
and changed my wages ten times ;
but
God suffered
him not
to hurt
me.
If he said, ‘
The speckled will
be your
wages ,’
then the whole
flock
bore
speckled offspring.
If he said, ‘
The streaked will
be your
wages,’
then the whole
flock
bore
streaked offspring
.
If he said thus
, The speckled shall
be thy
wages ;
then all
the cattle
bare
speckled :
and
if he said thus
, The ring-
streaked shall
be thy
hire;
then bare
all
the cattle
ring-
streaked.
Thus God has
taken away your father’s
livestock
and given them to me.
Thus God hath
taken away the
cattle
of
your father,
and given them to me.
When
the flocks
were
breeding
, I saw in a dream that
the streaked, spotted
, and speckled
males
were
mating
with
the
females
.
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
ring-
streaked, speckled
, and grizzled
.
In
that
dream
the angel of God said
to
me, ‘
Jacob !’
And I replied
, ‘
Here I
am. ’
And
the angel of God spake
unto
me in
a
dream
, saying,
Jacob :
And I said
, Here am I
.
‘Look
up,’
he said, ‘
and see that
all the males
that
are
mating
with
the flock
are streaked, spotted,
or
speckled ;
for I have seen all that Laban has
done
to
you
.
And
he said, Lift
up
now
thine
eyes,
and see ,
all the rams
which
leap
upon
the cattle
are ring-
streaked, speckled ,
and
grizzled:
for I have seen all that Laban doeth
unto
thee
.
I am the God of Bethel, where you
anointed
the pillar and made
a solemn
vow to
Me .
Now get up
and
leave
this land at
once
, and return to
your
native
land. ’”
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
.
And Rachel and Leah replied
, “Do
we
have
any portion or inheritance left
in our father’s
house?
And Rachel and Leah answered
and
said
unto
him
, Is
there
yet
any portion or inheritance for
us
in our father's
house?
Are we not regarded
by
him as
outsiders
? Not
only
has
he sold us, but
he
has
certainly
squandered
what
was
paid
for
us
.
Are we not counted
of
him strangers
? for
he hath
sold us, and
hath
quite
devoured
also
our
money
.
Surely
all the wealth
that
God has
taken away
from our father belongs
to
us
and to
our children.
So
do
whatever
God has
told
you
. ”
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
.
Then Jacob got
up and put
his children
and his wives on
camels ,
Then Jacob rose
up ,
and set
his sons
and his wives upon
camels ;
and he drove
all his livestock
before
him
, along
with
all the possessions
he had acquired
in Paddan-aram
, to go to his father Isaac
in the land in
Canaan.
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.
Now
while
Laban was
out
shearing
his sheep ,
Rachel stole
her father’s
household
idols
.
And
Laban went
to
shear
his sheep :
and
Rachel had
stolen
the
images
that
were
her father's
.
Moreover,
Jacob deceived
Laban the Aramean
by
not
telling
him that he was
running
away
.
And
Jacob stole
away
unawares
to
Laban the Syrian,
in
that
he
told
him not
that he fled
.
So he fled with all his
possessions
, crossed
the Euphrates
, and headed
for
the hill
country
of
Gilead.
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.
On the third day Laban
was
informed
that Jacob had
fled.
And
it
was
told
Laban
on the third day that Jacob was
fled.
So
he took his relatives
with him, pursued Jacob
for
seven days ,
and overtook him in the hill
country
of
Gilead.
And
he took his brethren
with him, and
pursued after
him
seven days '
journey;
and they
overtook him in the mount
Gilead.
But
that
night
God came to Laban the Aramean
in a dream and warned
him, “Be
careful
not to say
anything
to
Jacob ,
either good or bad. ”
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.
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill
country
of
Gilead
when
Laban
overtook
him,
and Laban and
his relatives
camped
there
as
well
.
Then
Laban
overtook
Jacob.
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount:
and Laban with
his brethren
pitched
in
the
mount
of
Gilead
.
Then
Laban said to Jacob, “
What have
you
done ?
You
have
deceived
me and carried off
my daughters like
captives of
war!
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?
Why
did
you
run
away secretly and deceive
me ,
without
even
telling
me ?
I would
have sent you
away with joy
and singing
, with tambourines
and harps.
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?
But
you
did
not even
let
me kiss my grandchildren
and my daughters goodbye.
Now you
have
done a
foolish
thing
.
And
hast
not suffered
me to
kiss my sons
and my daughters ?
thou
hast
now done foolishly
in
so
doing
.
I
have
power to do you great
harm,
but last
night
the God of your father said
to
me, ‘Be
careful
not to say
anything
to
Jacob ,
either good or bad. ’
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.
Now you
have
gone off
because you
long
for
your
father’s
house .
But
why
have
you
stolen my gods? ”
And
now ,
though
thou
wouldest
needs
be
gone ,
because thou
sore
longedst
after
thy
father's
house ,
yet
wherefore
hast
thou
stolen my gods?
“I
was
afraid,”
Jacob answered, “
for I thought
you
would
take your
daughters from me by
force
.
And
Jacob answered and
said
to
Laban
, Because
I
was
afraid:
for I said,
Peradventure
thou
wouldest
take by
force
thy
daughters from me.
If
you
find
your
gods
with anyone
here
, he
shall
not live !
In
the
presence
of
our relatives,
see
for
yourself
if
anything
is yours
, and take it back
. ”
For Jacob did
not know
that Rachel had stolen the
idols
.
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
.
So
Laban went into Jacob’s
tent, then
Leah’s
tent, and then
the
tents
of
the two maidservants ,
but he found nothing
. Then he left
Leah’s
tent and entered Rachel’s
tent.
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.
Now Rachel had taken Laban’s
household
idols
, put them in the saddlebag
of
her
camel
, and was
sitting
on
them. And Laban searched everything
in
the tent but found nothing
.
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
.
Rachel
said to her father, “Sir,
do
not be
angry
that I cannot stand
up before you
; for I
am
having
my
period
. ”
So
Laban
searched ,
but could
not find
the household
idols
.
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
.
Then
Jacob became
incensed
and challenged
Laban .
“
What is my crime
? ”
he
said.
“For
what sin of
mine
have
you
so hotly pursued me?
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?
You
have
searched all my goods!
Have
you
found anything
that
belongs
to
you
? Put
it here before my brothers
and yours
, that they may judge between
the
two
of
us.
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
.
I
have been with you
for
twenty
years
now.
Your
sheep
and goats have not miscarried
, nor
have
I
eaten
the rams of your
flock.
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
.
I
did
not
bring
you
anything
torn by
wild
beasts; I bore
the loss myself.
And
you
demanded
payment
from
me
for
what
was
stolen by day or night.
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.
As
it
was ,
the heat
consumed me by
day
and the frost by night ,
and sleep fled
from my
eyes.
Thus
I
was ;
in
the day
the
drought
consumed me ,
and the frost by night ;
and my
sleep departed
from mine
eyes.
Thus for
twenty years I have
served in
your
household—
fourteen years for your
two daughters and six years for your
flocks—
and you
have
changed my wages ten times !
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 .
If
the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not
been with me, surely by
now
you
would
have
sent me away empty -handed
. But
God has
seen my
affliction and the toil
of my hands, and last
night
He
rendered
judgment
. ”
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 labor
of my hands, and rebuked
thee
yesternight
.
But
Laban answered Jacob, “
These daughters are my daughters, these sons
are my sons
, and these flocks
are my flocks!
Everything
you
see
is mine !
Yet
what can I do today
about
these daughters of
mine
or the
children they have borne
?
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
?
Come
now, let us make a covenant, you
and
I ,
and let it serve
as
a witness between you
and
me. ”
Now therefore
come
thou
, let us make a covenant, I and thou;
and
let it be
for
a witness between me and
thee
.
So
Jacob picked
out
a stone and set it up as
a pillar ,
And
Jacob took
a stone ,
and set it up for
a pillar .
and he
said to
his relatives
, “
Gather some
stones .”
So
they took stones and made a
mound,
and there by
the mound
they
ate
.
And Jacob
said unto
his brethren
, Gather stones ;
and
they took stones ,
and made an
heap:
and they
did
eat
there upon
the heap
.
Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha,
and
Jacob called it Galeed.
And
Laban called it Jegarsahadutha:
but
Jacob called it Galeed.
Then
Laban declared
, “
This mound
is a witness between you
and
me this day. ”
Therefore the
place
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 ;
It
was
also
called
Mizpah ,
because
Laban
said, “May
the LORD keep
watch between you
and
me when we are absent from each
other
.
And
Mizpah ;
for
he
said, The LORD watch between me and
thee,
when we are absent one
from another
.
If you
mistreat
my daughters or take other wives, although
no one
is with us, remember
that
God is a
witness between
you
and
me. ”
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
.
Laban also
said to Jacob, “Here
is
the
mound
, and here
is
the
pillar I have set
up
between
you
and
me .
And
Laban said to Jacob, Behold
this
heap
, and behold
this
pillar ,
which
I have cast
betwixt
me and
thee:
This mound
is
a
witness, and this pillar is
a
witness, that I will not go
past
this mound
to harm
you
, and you
will
not go
past
this mound
and pillar to
harm
me.
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
.
May
the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between
us. ”
So
Jacob swore
by the Fear of his father Isaac.
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.
Then Jacob offered a
sacrifice on
the mountain
and invited
his relatives
to eat a
meal.
And after
they had
eaten
, they
spent
the
night on
the mountain
.
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
.
Early the next
morning ,
Laban got
up and kissed his grandchildren
and daughters and blessed them .
Then
he
left
to
return
home
.
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
.
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