Genesis 31:22–29

Laban Pursues Jacob

22 On the third dayk Laban was told that Jacob had fled.l 23 Taking his relativesm with himn, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.o 24 Then God came to Laban the Arameanp in a dream at night and said to him,q “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”r

25 Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gileads when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too. 26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done?t You’ve deceived me,u and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.v 27 Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me,w so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrelsx and harps?y 28 You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye.z You have done a foolish thing. 29 I have the power to harm you;a but last night the God of your fatherb said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’c

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k	Ge 30:36
l	Ge 31:21
m	Ge 31:37
n	Ex 14:9
o	Ge 31:21
p	Ge 25:20
q	Ge 20:3
r	Ge 24:50
s	Ge 31:21
t	Ge 12:18
u	Ge 27:36
v	Ge 34:29 1 Sa 30:2–3
w	Ge 31:20
x	Ex 15:20 Jdg 11:34 1 Sa 10:5 2 Sa 6:5 Ps 68:25 Is 24:8 Je 31:4
y	Ge 4:21
z	Ge 31:55 Ge 27:27 Ru 1:14 Ac 20:37
a	Ge 31:7 Ge 26:29
b	Ge 31:5
c	Ge 24:50