1Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying,…
2And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban…
3Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back…
4So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and…
5and he told them, “I can see from…
6You know that I have served your father…
7And although he has cheated me and changed…
8If he said, ‘The speckled will be your…
9Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock…
10When the flocks were breeding, I saw in…
11In that dream the angel of God said…
12‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all…
13I am the God of Bethel, where you…
14And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have…
15Are we not regarded by him as outsiders?…
16Surely all the wealth that God has taken…
17Then Jacob got up and put his children…
18and he drove all his livestock before him,…
19Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep,…
20Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not…
21So he fled with all his possessions, crossed…
22On the third day Laban was informed that…
23So he took his relatives with him, pursued…
24But that night God came to Laban the…
25Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the…
26Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you…
27Why did you run away secretly and deceive…
28But you did not even let me kiss…
29I have power to do you great harm,…
30Now you have gone off because you long…
31“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought…
32If you find your gods with anyone here,…
33So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s…
34Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put…
35Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not…
36Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What…
37You have searched all my goods! Have you…
38I have been with you for twenty years…
39I did not bring you anything torn by…
40As it was, the heat consumed me by…
41Thus for twenty years I have served in…
42If the God of my father, the God…
43But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my…
44Come now, let us make a covenant, you…
45So Jacob picked out a stone and set…
46and he said to his relatives, “Gather some…
47Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it…
48Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness…
49It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said,…
50If you mistreat my daughters or take other…
51Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the…
52This mound is a witness, and this pillar…
53May the God of Abraham and the God…
54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain…
55Early the next morning, Laban got up and…
