Genesis 31:31
And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.
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Genesis 31:31
And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.
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Genesis 31:19
Now Laban had gone to see to the cutting of the wool of his sheep; so Rachel secretly took the images of the gods of her father's house.
Genesis 31:32
As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.
Genesis 31:33
So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.
Genesis 31:34
Now Rachel had taken the images, and had put them in the camels' basket, and was seated on them. And Laban, searching through all the tent, did not come across them.
Genesis 31:35
And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry because I do not get up before you, for I am in the common condition of women. And with all his searching, he did not come across the images.
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Genesis 31:4
And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.
Genesis 31:20
And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean.
Genesis 31:21
So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the direction of the hill-country of Gilead.
Genesis 31:26
And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?
Genesis 31:27
Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?
Genesis 31:28
You did not even let me give a kiss to my sons and my daughters. This was a foolish thing to do.
Genesis 31:29
It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.
Genesis 31:30
And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?
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Genesis 29:20
And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
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