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Jacob Decides to Leave Laban

31 Now Jacob[a] used to listen while Laban’s sons kept on complaining,[b] “Jacob has taken over everything our father owns! He made himself wealthy from what belongs to our father!” Jacob also noticed that the way[c] Laban had been looking at him wasn’t as nice as it had been just two days earlier.[d]

Then the Lord ordered Jacob, “Go back to your father’s territory and to your relatives. I’ll be with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:1 Lit. He
  2. Genesis 31:1 Lit. saying
  3. Genesis 31:2 Lit. face
  4. Genesis 31:2 Lit. been the day before yesterday

Jacob Flees From Laban

31 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons(A) were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”(B) And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.(C)

Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back(D) to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”(E)

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