01:031:003 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy
fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
01:031:004 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto
his flock,
01:031:005 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.
01:031:006 And ye know that with all my power I have served your
father.
01:031:007 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten
times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
01:031:008 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all
the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be
thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
01:031:009 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and
given them to me.
01:031:010 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 ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
01:031:011 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying,
Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
01:031:012 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams
which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for
I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
01:031:013 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.
01:031:014 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet
any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
01:031:015 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us,
and hath quite devoured also our money.
01:031:016 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.
01:031:017 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon
camels;
01:031:018 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.
01:031:019 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the
images that were her father's.
01:031:020 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that
he told him not that he fled.
01:031:021 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.
01:031:022 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
01:031:023 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him
seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
01:031:024 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.
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