Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
he
heareth
the
words
of
Laban's
sons ,
saying, `
Jacob hath
taken all that our
father
hath;
yea,
from
that
which
our father hath,
he
hath
made
all this honour;'
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 Jacob seeth
the face
of Laban ,
and
lo,
it
is
not
with
him as
heretofore
.
And Jacob saw
from
the countenance
of Laban that
his
attitude
toward
him had
changed
.
And
Jehovah
saith
unto
Jacob, `Turn
back unto
the land of thy
fathers ,
and to thy
kindred, and I am
with thee
. '
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
Jacob sendeth
and calleth
for
Rachel and for
Leah to the field unto
his flock;
So
Jacob sent
word
and called
Rachel and Leah to the field where
his flocks
were,
and saith
to
them, `
I am
beholding
your father's
face
--
that it
is
not
towards
me as
heretofore,
and
the God of my father hath
been with me ,
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
ye
--
ye
have
known
that with
all
my
power
I have served your father ,
You
know
that I have served your father with
all
my
strength.
and your
father
hath
played
upon
me ,
and hath
changed my hire
ten times ;
and
God hath
not suffered
him to do
evil
with
me.
And although
he
has
cheated
me and changed my wages
ten times ,
God has
not allowed
him to harm
me.
`
If he say
thus:
The speckled are
thy
hire
, then bare
all
the flock speckled ones;
and
if he say
thus:
The ring-straked
are
thy
hire
, then bare
all
the flock ring-straked;
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.
and
God taketh
away the
substance
of
your father,
and doth
give
to me.
Thus
God has
taken
away your father’s
livestock
and given
them
to me.
`And
it
cometh
to
pass
at
the
time
of
the flock
conceiving
, that
I lift
up
mine
eyes
and
see
in a dream ,
and
lo,
the
he-goats,
which
are
going
up
on
the flock,
`are'
ring-straked
, speckled
, and grisled;
When
the flocks
were
breeding
, I saw
in a dream that
the streaked
, spotted
, and speckled
males
were
mating
with
the
females.
and
the messenger
of God saith
unto
me in
the
dream
, Jacob ,
and I say
, Here `am'
I.
In
that
dream
the angel
of God said
to
me, ‘
Jacob !’
And I replied
, ‘
Here I am
. ’
`And
He
saith,
Lift
up, I
pray
thee,
thine
eyes
, and see --
all the he-goats
which
are going
up
on
the flock `
are '
ring-straked,
speckled
, and
grisled
, for I have seen all that Laban is
doing
to thee;
‘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.
I `
am '
the God of Bethel where thou
hast
anointed a
standing
pillar ,
where
thou
hast
vowed
a vow to me ;
now ,
arise,
go
out
from
this land, and turn
back
unto
the
land of
thy
birth
. '
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. ’”
And Rachel answereth
--
Leah
also
--
and saith
to
him
, `Have
we yet
a
portion and
inheritance in the
house
of
our father
?
And Rachel and Leah
replied
, “Do
we have
any
portion or
inheritance left
in our father’s
house
?
have
we not been
reckoned
strangers
to
him? for
he hath
sold us, and
he also
utterly
consumeth
our
money;
Are
we not regarded
by
him as
outsiders
? Not
only
has
he sold us, but
he has
certainly
squandered
what
was
paid
for
us.
for
all the wealth which
God hath
taken away from our father ,
it
`is'
ours,
and our children's;
and
now,
all
that
God
hath
said
unto
thee
--
do. '
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
. ”
And
Jacob riseth,
and
lifteth
up his sons
and his wives on the
camels,
Then
Jacob got
up and
put
his children
and his wives on camels,
and leadeth
all his cattle
, and
all his
substance
which
he
hath
acquired,
the cattle
of
his
getting,
which
he hath
acquired in Padan
-Aram, to go unto
Isaac
his father ,
to
the land of
Canaan.
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
Laban hath
gone
to
shear
his flock
, and
Rachel stealeth
the
teraphim
which
her father
hath;
Now
while
Laban was
out
shearing
his sheep
, Rachel stole
her father’s
household
idols.
and
Jacob deceiveth
the
heart
of
Laban the Aramaean,
because
he
hath
not declared
to
him that he is
fleeing;
Moreover,
Jacob deceived
Laban the Aramean
by
not telling
him that he was
running
away.
and
he
fleeth,
he and
all that
he
hath,
and
riseth
, and
passeth
over
the River
, and setteth
his
face
`toward'
the mount
of Gilead.
So
he fled
with
all his
possessions
, crossed
the Euphrates
, and headed
for
the hill
country
of Gilead.
And
it
is
told
to
Laban
on the third day that Jacob hath
fled ,
On the third day Laban
was
informed
that Jacob had
fled .
and
he taketh
his brethren
with him, and
pursueth
after
him
a
journey
of
seven days, and overtaketh
him in the mount
of Gilead.
So
he took
his relatives
with him, pursued
Jacob
for
seven days, and overtook
him in the hill
country
of Gilead.
And
God cometh
in
unto
Laban the Aramaean
in a dream of
the
night,
and saith
to
him, `Take
heed
to thyself
lest
thou
speak
with
Jacob from
good unto
evil
. '
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
Laban
overtaketh
Jacob;
and
Jacob hath
fixed
his tent in the mount;
and Laban with
his brethren
have
fixed
`theirs'
in
the
mount
of
Gilead
.
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
.
And
Laban saith
to Jacob, `
What hast
thou
done that
thou
dost
deceive
my
heart,
and lead
away
my daughters as
captives of the
sword?
Then
Laban said
to Jacob, “
What have
you
done ?
You
have
deceived
me
and carried
off
my daughters like
captives of war!
Why hast
thou
hidden
thyself
to
flee,
and deceivest
me, and
hast
not
declared
to
me ,
and
I send
thee
away with joy and with
songs
, with tabret
and with
harp,
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.
and
hast
not suffered
me to
kiss my sons
and my daughters ?
--
now thou
hast
acted
foolishly
in
doing
`so';
But
you
did
not even
let
me kiss my grandchildren
and my daughters goodbye.
Now you
have
done
a
foolish
thing.
my
hand
is
to
God
to do evil
with
you, but the God of your father yesternight
hath
spoken
unto
me, saying,
Take
heed
to thyself
from
speaking
with
Jacob from
good unto
evil
.
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
. ’
`And
now ,
thou
hast
certainly
gone ,
because thou
hast
been
very
desirous
for the
house of
thy
father;
why hast
thou
stolen my gods? '
Now you
have
gone off
because you
long
for your
father’s
house .
But
why have
you
stolen my gods? ”
And
Jacob
answereth
and
saith
to
Laban,
`Because
I was afraid, for I said,
Lest
thou
take violently
away
thy
daughters from me ;
“
I was afraid, ”
Jacob
answered,
“
for I thought
you
would
take your
daughters from me by
force.
with
whomsoever
thou
findest
thy
gods --
he doth
not live ;
before
our brethren
discern
for thyself
what
`
is '
with
me
, and take to
thyself:'
and
Jacob hath
not known
that Rachel hath
stolen them
.
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
.
And
Laban goeth
into the
tent of
Jacob
, and
into
the
tent of
Leah
, and into
the tent
of the two handmaidens
, and
hath
not
found ;
and
he goeth
out
from
the
tent of
Leah,
and goeth
into
the
tent of
Rachel
.
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
Rachel hath
taken the
teraphim
, and
putteth
them in the furniture
of the
camel, and sitteth
upon
them ;
and Laban feeleth
all
the tent ,
and
hath
not
found ;
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.
and
she
saith
unto
her father, `Let
it
not be displeasing
in
the
eyes
of
my
lord
that I am
not
able
to
rise
at
thy
presence,
for
the
way
of
women
`is'
on
me
; '
and
he
searcheth
, and
hath
not found
the teraphim
.
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
it
is
displeasing
to
Jacob,
and
he
striveth
with
Laban;
and
Jacob answereth
and saith
to
Laban ,
`
What `
is '
my transgression
? what my
sin ,
that
thou
hast
burned
after
me?
Then
Jacob became
incensed
and challenged
Laban .
“
What is my crime
? ”
he
said.
“For
what sin of
mine
have
you
so
hotly
pursued
me?
for
thou
hast
felt
all my vessels:
what
hast
thou
found of
all
the
vessels
of
thy
house
? set
here before my brethren,
and thy
brethren
, and
they decide
between us both
.
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.
`These
twenty
years
I `am'
with thee:
thy
ewes
and thy
she-
goats have not miscarried, and
the rams of thy
flock I
have
not
eaten;
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 .
the
torn
I have
not brought
in
unto
thee
--
I,
I
repay
it
--
from
my
hand
thou
dost
seek
it
; I have
been
deceived
by
day,
and I
have
been
deceived
by night ;
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 .
I
have
been
`thus':
in
the day
consumed me hath
drought,
and frost by night, and wander
doth
my
sleep from mine
eyes.
As
it
was,
the heat
consumed me by
day
and the
frost by night, and sleep fled
from my
eyes.
`This
`is'
to
me
twenty years in
thy
house:
I have served thee
fourteen years for thy
two daughters ,
and six years for thy
flock;
and thou
changest
my hire
ten times ;
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 !
unless
the God of my father, the God of Abraham ,
and the Fear of Isaac, had been for
me, surely now empty
thou
hadst
sent me away ;
mine
affliction and the labour
of my hands hath
God
seen
, and reproveth
yesternight
. '
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
. ”
And
Laban answereth
and
saith
unto
Jacob, `The
daughters `
are '
my daughters, and
the
sons my sons, and the
flock
my flock,
and
all
that
thou
art
seeing
`
is '
mine ;
and
to
my
daughters
--
what do
I to
these to-day,
or to
their
sons
whom
they have born
?
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
now,
come, let us make a covenant, I
and thou
, and it hath
been
for
a witness between me
and thee
. '
Come now
, let us make a covenant, you
and I
, and let
it serve
as
a witness between you
and me
. ”
And
Jacob taketh
a stone ,
and lifteth
it up `for'
a standing
pillar ;
So
Jacob picked
out
a stone and set
it up as
a pillar ,
and Jacob
saith
to his brethren
, `
Gather stones ,'
and
they take
stones ,
and make
a heap;
and they
eat
there on
the heap;
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
Laban calleth
it Jegar-Sahadutha ;
and Jacob hath
called it Galeed.
Laban called
it Jegar-sahadutha ,
and Jacob called it Galeed.
And
Laban saith
, `
This heap
`
is '
witness between me
and thee
to-
day ;'
therefore hath
he
called its
name
Galeed ;
Then
Laban declared
, “
This mound
is a
witness between you
and me
this
day .”
Therefore the
place
was
called Galeed .
Mizpah
also, for
he
said, `Jehovah
doth
watch between me
and thee,
for
we are hidden
one
from another;
It
was
also called
Mizpah
, because
Laban
said, “May
the
LORD
keep
watch between you
and me
when
we are absent
from each
other.
if thou
afflict
my daughters ,
or take wives beside
my
daughters
--
there
is
no man
with us --
see
, God `
is '
witness between me
and thee
. '
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
. ”
And
Laban saith
to Jacob, `Lo,
this
heap
, and lo,
the standing
pillar which
I have cast
between 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.
this heap
`
is '
witness, and the
standing
pillar `
is '
witness, that I do
not pass
over
this heap
unto
thee
, and that
thou
dost
not pass
over
this heap
and this
standing
pillar unto
me --
for
evil;
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 .
the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, doth
judge
between
us
--
the God of their father, '
and
Jacob sweareth
by the Fear of his father Isaac.
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.
And
Jacob sacrificeth
a sacrifice in
the mount,
and calleth
to
his brethren
to eat bread,
and they eat
bread
, and
lodge
in
the mount;
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.
and
Laban
riseth
early in
the morning, and kisseth
his sons
and his
daughters ,
and blesseth
them ;
and
Laban
goeth
on,
and
turneth
back
to his
place
.
Early the next
morning, Laban
got
up
and kissed
his grandchildren
and daughters and blessed
them .
Then
he
left
to return
home
.
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