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Genesis 26-34 (Translated) (view source)

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|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.

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|[[Jacob]] heard the things that [[Laban]]'s sons were saying about him: "Jacob has taken away everything that belonged to our father, and has gotten as rich as he is from the things that our father had."

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|And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

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|Jacob also noticed Laban's attitude, and it was definitely not what it had been before.

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|Literally, "not with him as yesterday, or three days ago."

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|And 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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|The [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] said to Jacob, "Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your own kin, and I shall be with you."

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|And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

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|Jacob sent word to [[Rachel]] and [[Leah]] to come at once to the field, and to his flocks.

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|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.

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|He told them, "I've noticed your father's attitude toward me, and it is definitely not what it was before. But the [[God]] of my father has been with me."

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|And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

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|"You know that I have given your father the best years of my life."

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

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|"In return, your father has played games with me, and changed my wages ten separate times. But [[God]] did not allow him to do me evil."

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|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.

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|"If he said, 'The speckled ones will be your wages,' then all the cattle gave birth to speckled calves. If he said, "The striped ones will be your wages,' then the cattle all gave birth to striped calves."

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|Jacob conveniently leaves out the methods he used to ensure these outcomes.

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

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|In that way, God has taken away your father's cattle and given them to me."

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|Literally, "rescued."

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|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.

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|So it happened during the mating season of the cattle, I lifted up my eyes, and had a dream, and in it the billy-[[goat]]s that were the most vigorous at mating were striped, specked and dappled."

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|And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

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|"The messenger of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, 'Jacob.' And I said, 'Behold me.'"

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|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.

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|"He said, 'Lift up your eyes, and see: all the billy goats that are vigorously mating are striped, speckled, and dappled, because I have seen everything that Laban has been doing to you."

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|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.

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|"I am the God of [[Bethel]], where you anointed the monument, and where you vowed a vow to me: now rise, and get out of this country, and go back to the land of your kin."

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|A calculated speech for ensuring their loyalty. In a word, [[propaganda]].

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|And 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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|Rachel and Leah then said in answer, "Do we even have any portion or allotment left to us in our father's house?"

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

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|"Aren't we reckoned to him no differently from foreigners? After all, he has good as sold us, ad moreover he has eaten out our money."

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|Literally, "our [[silver]]," the more common of the two precious metals used for money.

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|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.

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|"All the riches that God has taken from our father, belongs to us and to our children. So now whatever God told you to do, you do!"

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|Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

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|Then Jacob rose up, and lifted his sons and his wives onto [[camel]]s.

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|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 Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

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|And he drove forth all his cattle, and carried away all his goods that he had obtained, the cattle that he had acquired in Padan-aram, in order to go to his father [[Isaac]] in the land of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]].

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|And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.

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|Laban went to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen the ''theraphim'' that belonged to her father.

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|These ''theraphim'' ('''תרפים''') were household idols. In those days, every household had a collection of private idols that they worshiped like gods. These mean nothing to the True God, of course. Later, Jacob would order everyone in his camp to throw such things out.

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

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|Jacob stole away, and Laban the [[Syria]]n knew nothing about it, because Jacob did not tell him that he was running away.

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|Literally, "Laban the Aramean." "Aram" is another name for [[Syria]].

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|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.

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|So he ran away with everything he had, and rose up, and crossed the stream, and set out for Mount Gilead.

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|The stream is probably the Euphrates River, though this is never specified.

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|And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

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|Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had run away.

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|And 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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|He took his brothers with him, and chased after him for a seven-days' journey, and they followed hard on Jacob's tail in Mount Gilead.

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|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.

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|God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream at night, and told him, "Watch yourself! Don't let your communication with Jacob go from friendly to unfriendly."

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|Literally, "beware-you to you from to speak of with Jacob from good unto evil." The common interpretation of "not speak to him either good or bad" does not appear to be well-supported here.

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|Then 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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|Then Laban caught up with Jacob. Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain, and now Laban with his brothers camped on Mount Gilead.

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|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?

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|Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done? Why have you run off without telling me, and why are you leading away my daughters as though they were prisoners of war?"

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|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?

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|"Why did you run away by stealth, and steal away from me, and not tell me? I might have sent you on your way with rejoicing, with songs, with tambourine, and with the harp."

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|And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

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|"You didn't even let me kiss my sons and daughters good-bye--what a silly thing to do!"

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|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.

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|"Lawfully, I could bring you much harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, and said, 'Watch yourself! Don't change your communication with Jacob from friendly to unfriendly.'"

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|And 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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|Now I understand that you need to leave, because you very much want to go back to your father's house. But why did you steal my gods?"

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|This refers to the missing ''theraphim''.

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|And 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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|Jacob said to Laban in answer, "Well, I was afraid that you'd snatch your daughters back from me."

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|A ridiculous excuse.

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|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.

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|"And if you find your gods in the hands of anyone in my camp, you have my permission to execute him. You may identify for yourself, in front of our kinfolk, whatever belongs to you that is in my camp, and take it back!" Jacob said this because he did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

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|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.

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|Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents, and didn't find them. Then he was coming out of Leah's tent and into Rachel's tent.

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|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.

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|Rachel had taken the ''theraphim'' and placed them in the camel's saddle-basket, and was sitting on them. Laban felt around everything in the tent and didn't find them.

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|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.

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|She said to her father, "Please don't be angry that I cannot rise up in your presence. The way of women is on me." And he searched, and didn't find the ''theraphim''.

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|That "way of women" is menstruation. There is no real way to tell whether Rachel was actually menstruating or not.

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|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?

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|Jacob was furious, and spoke contentiously with Laban. He said to Laban in answer, "What is my transgression? What sin did I commit, that you dashed after me the way you did?"

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|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.

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|"Now you've just felt all my furnishings, and what have you found in all my household furnishings? Now place it right here in front of my cousins and your cousins, and let them judge between the two of us."

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|Literally, "correct." Jacob is asking for a "trial" by [[jury]].

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|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.

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|"I have been with you for twenty years. Your ewes and nanny-goats have never once miscarried, nor have I ever eaten the rams out of your flock."

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|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.

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|"I never brought you any animal that had been torn to pieces; I took the loss! You demanded that from my hand, whether it was stolen by day or by night."

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|Thus 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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|"That's what my position was. The drought plagued me by day, and the frost by night. I didn't get much sleep, either."

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|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.

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|"That's how it's been for me, for twenty years in your household. I served you for fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your cattle. You changed my wages ten separate times."

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|That's a rather bold-faced statement for Jacob to make, seeing that he has not a scrap of evidence. But Jacob has Laban trapped by the Divine injunction to keep everything on a friendly basis, and Jacob knows it.

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|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.

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|If the GOd of my father, the God of [[Abraham]], and the awe of [[Isaac]], had not been with me, you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my humiliation and the weariness of my hands, and that's why He corrected you last night!"

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|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?

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|Laban said to Jacob in answer, "These daughters are my daughters, and these sons my sons, and these cattle my cattle, and everything you see is mine. Now what can I do this day to my own daughters, or to their children to whom they have given birth?"

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|Now 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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|So come: you and I should cut a covenant and let that be for a testimony between me and you."

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|And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

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|Jacob took a stone and raised it up as a monument.

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|And 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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|Jacob then said to his kinfolk, "Pick up stones." And they took stones, and built a mound of them, and ate there on the mound.

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|And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

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|Laban named the place Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob named it Galeed.

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|And 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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|Laban said, "This mound is a testimony between me and you this day." So the name of it was called Galeed.

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|The Hebrew '''עד''' (''od'') means "testimony" and is part of the noun ''Galeed''.

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

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|And it was also named Mizpah, because he said, "May the L<small>ORD</small> watch between me and you, when we are hidden from one another."

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|The name ''Mizpah'' contains the root verb meaning "let him watch" (imperfect tense).

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|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.

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|If you humiliate my daughters, or take any other wives beside my daughters, there is no man with us. Look! God is a Witness between me and you."

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|And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

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|Laban said to Jacob, "See this mound, and see this monument, that I have cast between me and you."

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|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.

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|"This mound is a testimony, and this monument is a testimony, that I will not pass over over this mound to you, and you will not pass over this mound and this pillar to me, for evil."

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|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.

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|"May the God of Abraham, and the God of [[Nahor]], the God of their father, judge between us." And Jacob swore by the awe of his father Isaac.

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|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.

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|Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his kinfolk to eat bread. They did eat bread, and lodged overnight in the mountain.

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|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.

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|Early the next morning Laban rose up, kissed his sons and daughters, and blessed them. Laban went away and returned to his own place.

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