Laban

And he heareth the words of Laban's sons, saying, `Jacob hath taken all that our father hath; yea, from that which our father hath, he hath made all this honour;'

and Jacob seeth the face of Laban, and lo, it is not with him as heretofore.

`And He saith, Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see--all the he-goats which are going up on the flock are ring-streaked, speckled, and grisled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to thee;

And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the teraphim which her father hath;

and Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban the Aramaean, because he hath not declared to him that he is fleeing;

And it is told to Laban on the third day that Jacob hath fled,

And God cometh in unto Laban the Aramaean in a dream of the night, and saith to him, `Take heed to thyself lest thou speak with Jacob from good unto evil.'

And Laban overtaketh Jacob; and Jacob hath fixed his tent in the mount; and Laban with his brethren have fixed theirs in the mount of Gilead.

And Laban saith to Jacob, `What hast thou done that thou dost deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters as captives of the sword?

And Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, `Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me;

And Laban goeth into the tent of Jacob, and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two handmaidens, and hath not found; and he goeth out from the tent of Leah, and goeth into the tent of Rachel.

And Rachel hath taken the teraphim, and putteth them in the furniture of the camel, and sitteth upon them; and Laban feeleth all the tent, and hath not found;

And it is displeasing to Jacob, and he striveth with Laban; and Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, `What is my transgression? what my sin, that thou hast burned after me?

And Laban answereth and saith unto Jacob, `The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the flock my flock, and all that thou art seeing is mine; and to my daughters--what do I to these to-day, or to their sons whom they have born?

and Laban calleth it Jegar-Sahadutha; and Jacob hath called it Galeed.

And Laban saith, `This heap is witness between me and thee to-day;' therefore hath he called its name Galeed;

And Laban saith to Jacob, `Lo, this heap, and lo, the standing pillar which I have cast between me and thee;

and Laban riseth early in the morning, and kisseth his sons and his daughters, and blesseth them; and Laban goeth on, and turneth back to his place.

and commandeth them, saying, `Thus do ye say to my lord, to Esau: Thus said thy servant Jacob, With Laban I have sojourned, and I tarry until now;

These are sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she beareth these to Jacob--sixteen persons.

These are sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she beareth these to Jacob--all the persons are seven.