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16. "For all the riches that God has taken from our father are ours and our children's; and now, whatever God has said to you, do it."
17. Then Jacob rose and set his sons and his wives on camels.
18. And he carried away all his livestock and all his substance which he had acquired, the livestock of his trading, which he had acquired in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
19. And Laban had gone to shear his flock, and Rachel had stolen the teraphim household idols or images used for divination. that were her father's.
20. And Jacob stole the heart Meaning he deceived him or kept him in the dark. of Laban the Aramean, in that he did not tell him that he was fleeing.
21. So he fled with all that he had, and he rose and crossed the river The Euphrates. and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
22. And it was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.
23. And he took his brothers with him and pursued after him for seven days' journey, and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
24. And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad."
25. And Laban overtook Jacob; and Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban pitched with his brothers in the mountain of Gilead.
26. And Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done, that you have stolen my heart and carried away my daughters as if captives taken with the sword?
27. Why did you hide yourself to flee, and steal away from me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with joy and with songs, with tambourine and with harp?
28. And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters; now you have done foolishly in so doing.
29. It is in the power of my hand to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad.'
30. And now you have gone because you greatly longed for your father’s house; but why did you steal my gods?"
31. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I said, perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.
32. With whomsoever you find your gods, let him not live; before our brothers, identify what I have of yours and take it to yourself." For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.
33. And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and...