вЂњI thought you might take your daughters away from me by force. Yet why did you steal my gods?вЂќДЈ1 вЂњI left secretly because I was afraid!вЂќ Jacob replied to Laban. You have acted foolishly! 29 I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night, вЂBe careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.вЂ™ 30 Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your fatherвЂ™s house. вЂњYouвЂ™ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war! 27 Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didnвЂ™t you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps? 28 You didnвЂ™t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren goodbye. 24 But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and warned him, вЂњBe careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.вЂќДў6 вЂњWhat have you done?вЂќ Laban demanded of Jacob. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. 23 So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.Дў2 Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left. 20 Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving. So now do everything God has told you.вЂќДЎ9 While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.вЂ™вЂќДЎ4 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, вЂњDo we still have any portion or inheritance in our fatherвЂ™s house? 15 HasnвЂ™t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us! 16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. 12 Then he said, вЂObserve that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you. 11 In the dream the angel of God said to me, вЂJacob!вЂ™ вЂHere I am!вЂ™ I replied.

But God has not permitted him to do me any harmвЂ¦.ДЎ0 вЂњOnce during breeding season I saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

6 You know that IвЂ™ve worked for your father as hard as I could, 7 but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. 5 There he said to them, вЂњI can tell that your fatherвЂ™s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me. I will be with you.вЂќ 4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were. Genesis 31:1-7, 10-16, 19-24, 26-32, 34-37, 42-46, 48, 53-55ДЈ1:1 Jacob heard that LabanвЂ™s sons were complaining, вЂњJacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our fatherвЂ™s expense!вЂќ 2 When Jacob saw the look on LabanвЂ™s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.ДЈ The Lord said to Jacob, вЂњReturn to the land of your fathers and to your relatives.

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