Genesis 31

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WEB KJV

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WEBJacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBJacob saw the expression on Laban’s face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
KJVAnd Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
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WEBYahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
KJVAnd the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
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WEBJacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,
KJVAnd Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
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WEBand said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBYou know that I have served your father with all of my strength.
KJVAnd ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
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WEBYour father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.
KJVAnd your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
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WEBIf he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore streaked.
KJVIf 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.
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WEBThus God has taken away your father’s livestock, and given them to me.
KJVThus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
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WEBDuring mating season, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBThe angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
KJVAnd the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
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WEBHe said, ‘Now lift up your eyes, and behold, all the male goats which leap on the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled, for I have seen all that Laban does to you.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBI am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.’”
KJVI am the God of Beth-el, 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.
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WEBRachel and Leah answered him, “Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
KJVAnd Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
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WEBAren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.
KJVAre we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
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WEBFor all the riches which God has taken away from our father are ours and our children’s. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.”
KJVFor 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.
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WEBThen Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,
KJVThen Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
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WEBand he took away all his livestock, and all his possessions which he had gathered, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.
KJVAnd he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
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WEBNow Laban had gone to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.
KJVAnd Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
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WEBJacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.
KJVAnd Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
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WEBSo he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
KJVSo he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
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WEBLaban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.
KJVAnd it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
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WEBHe took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
KJVAnd he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
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WEBGod came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.”
KJVAnd 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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WEBLaban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.
KJVThen Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
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WEBLaban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?
KJVAnd 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?
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WEBWhy did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;
KJVWherefore 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?
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WEBand didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.
KJVAnd hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
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WEBIt is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’
KJVIt 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.
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WEBNow, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”
KJVAnd now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
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WEBJacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’
KJVAnd Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
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WEBAnyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it.” For Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen them.
KJVWith 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.
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WEBLaban went into Jacob’s tent, into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two female servants; but he didn’t find them. He went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBNow Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but didn’t find them.
KJVNow 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.
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WEBShe said to her father, “Don’t let my lord be angry that I can’t rise up before you; for I’m having my period.” He searched, but didn’t find the teraphim.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBJacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?
KJVAnd 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?
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WEBNow that you have felt around in all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between us two.
KJVWhereas 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.
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WEB“These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not cast their young, and I haven’t eaten the rams of your flocks.
KJVThis 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.
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WEBThat which was torn of animals, I didn’t bring to you. I bore its loss. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
KJVThat 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.
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WEBThis was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.
KJVThus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
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WEBThese twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
KJVThus 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.
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WEBUnless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”
KJVExcept 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.
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WEBLaban answered Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine! What can I do today to these my daughters, or to their children whom they have borne?
KJVAnd 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?
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WEBNow come, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be for a witness between me and you.”
KJVNow therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
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WEBJacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
KJVAnd Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
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WEBJacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
KJVAnd Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
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WEBLaban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
KJVAnd Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
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WEBLaban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed
KJVAnd Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
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WEBand Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
KJVAnd Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
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WEBIf you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.”
KJVIf 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.
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WEBLaban said to Jacob, “See this heap, and see the pillar, which I have set between me and you.
KJVAnd Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
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WEBMay this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
KJVThis 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.
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WEBThe God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.
KJVThe 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.
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WEBJacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.
KJVThen 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.
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WEBEarly in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.
KJVAnd 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.

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