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 31:1 ¶ 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.

 31:1 ¶ 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.°

 31:2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

 31:2 And Jacob° beheld°°° the countenance° of Laban,° and, behold,° it [was] not° toward° him as° before.°°

 31:3 And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

 31:3 And the LORD° said°° unto° Jacob,° Return°° unto° the land° of thy fathers,° and to thy kindred;° and I will be° with° thee.

 31:4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

 31:4 And Jacob° sent°° and called°° Rachel° and Leah° to the field° unto° his flock,°

 31:5 and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.

 31:5 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.

 31:6 And ye know that will all my power I have served your father.

 31:6 And ye° know°° that° with all° my power° I have served°°° your father.°

 31:7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

 31:7 And your father° hath deceived°° me, and changed°°° my wages° ten° times;° but God° suffered° him°° not° to hurt°°° me.°

 31:8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.

 31:8 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.°

 31:9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

 31:9 Thus God° hath taken away°°° the cattle° of your father,° and given°° [them] to me.

 31:10 And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.

 31:10 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.°

 31:11 And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

 31:11 And the angel° of God° spake°° unto° me in a dream,° [saying], Jacob:° And I said,°° Here° [am] I.

 31:12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

 31:12 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.

 31:13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.

 31:13 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.°

 31:14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

 31:14 And Rachel° and Leah° answered°° and said°° unto him, [Is there] yet° any portion° or inheritance° for us in our father's° house?°

 31:15 Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

 31:15 Are we not° counted°° of him strangers?° for° he hath sold°° us, and hath quite°° devoured°° also°° our money.°

 31:16 For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

 31:16 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.°°

 31:17 ¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;

 31:17 ¶ Then Jacob° rose up,°° and set°°° his sons° and his wives° upon° camels;°

 31:18 and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

 31:18 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.°

 31:19 Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.

 31:19 And Laban° went°° to shear°°° his sheep:° and Rachel° had stolen°°° the images° that° [were] her father's.°

 31:20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

 31:20 And Jacob° stole away°°° unawares° to Laban° the Syrian,° in that° he told°° him not° that° he° fled.°°

 31:21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

 31:21 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.°

 31:22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

 31:22 And it was told°° Laban° on the third° day° that° Jacob° was fled.°°

 31:23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

 31:23 And he took°°° his brethren° with° him, and pursued°° after° him° seven° days'° journey;° and they overtook°° him in the mount° Gilead.°

 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

 31:24 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.°

 31:25 ¶ And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain: and Laban with his brethren encamped in the mountain of Gilead.

 31:25 ¶ Then Laban° overtook°°° Jacob.° Now Jacob° had pitched°°° his tent° in the mount:° and Laban° with° his brethren° pitched°° in the mount° of Gilead.°

 31:26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?

 31:26 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?°

 31:27 Wherefore didst thou flee 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;

 31:27 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?°

 31:28 and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

 31:28 And hast not° suffered°° me to kiss°° my sons° and my daughters?° thou hast now° done foolishly°° in [so] doing.°°

 31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

 31:29 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.°

 31:30 And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

 31:30 And now,° [though] thou wouldest needs°° be gone,°° because° thou sore°° longedst°° after thy father's° house,° [yet] wherefore° hast thou stolen°°° my gods?°

 31:31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

 31:31 And Jacob° answered°° and said°° to Laban,° Because° I was afraid:°° for° I said,°° Peradventure° thou wouldest take by force°°° thy daughters° from°° me.

 31:32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall 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.

 31:32 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.

 31:33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

 31:33 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.°

 31:34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

 31:34 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.°

 31:35 And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the teraphim.

 31:35 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.°

 31:36 ¶ 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 hotly pursued after me?

 31:36 ¶ 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?°

 31:37 Whereas thou hast felt about 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 two.

 31:37 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.°

 31:38 These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

 31:38 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.°°

 31:39 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.

 31:39 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.°

 31:40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

 31:40 [Thus] I was;° in the day° the drought° consumed°° me, and the frost° by night;° and my sleep° departed°° from mine eyes.°°

 31:41 These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

 31:41 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.°

 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

 31:42 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 labour° of my hands,° and rebuked°° [thee] yesternight.°

 31:43 ¶ And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children whom they have borne?

 31:43 ¶ 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?°°

 31:44 And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

 31:44 Now° therefore come° thou,°° let us make°° a covenant,° I° and thou;° and let it be° for a witness° between° me and thee.

 31:45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

 31:45 And Jacob° took°° a stone,° and set it up°° [for] a pillar.°

 31:46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.

 31:46 And Jacob° said°° unto his brethren,° Gather°° stones;° and they took°° stones,° and made°° an heap:° and they did eat°° there° upon° the heap.°

 31:47 And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

 31:47 And Laban° called°° it Jegarsahadutha:° but Jacob° called°° it Galeed.°

 31:48 And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:

 31:48 And Laban° said,°° This° heap° [is] a witness° between° me and thee this day.° Therefore°° was the name° of it called°° Galeed;°

 31:49 and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

 31:49 And Mizpah;° for° he said,°° The LORD° watch°° between° me and thee, when° we are absent°° one° from another.°°

 31:50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

 31:50 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.

 31:51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set betwixt me and thee.

 31:51 And Laban° said°° to Jacob,° Behold° this° heap,° and behold° [this] pillar,° which° I have cast°° betwixt° me and thee;

 31:52 This heap be witness, and the 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.

 31:52 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.°

 31:53 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.

 31:53 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.°

 31:54 And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.

 31:54 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.°

 31:55 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.

 31:55 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.°