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And he heard the words of Labans sonnes, saying, Iacob hath taken away all that was our fathers; and of that which was of our fathers, hath hee gotten all this glory.

And Iacob behelde the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as before.

And the LORD said vnto Iacob, Returne vnto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I wil be with thee.

And Iacob sent and called Rachel and Leah, to the field vnto his flocke,

And said vnto them, I see your fathers countenance, that it is not toward mee as before: but the God of my father hath bene with me.

And yee know, that with all my power I haue serued your father.

And your father hath deceiued mee, and changed my wages ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me.

If hee said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages, then all the cattell bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ring-straked shalbe thy hire, then bare all the cattell ring-straked.

Thus God hath taken away the cattell of your father, and giuen them to mee.

And it came to passe at the time that the cattell conceiued, that I lifted vp mine eyes and saw in a dreame, and behold, the rammes which leaped vpon the cattell were ring-straked, speckled and grisled.

And the Angel of God spake vnto me in a dreame, saying, Iacob; And I said, Here am I.

And hee said, Lift vp now thine eyes, and see, all the rammes which leape vpon the cattell are ring-straked, speckled and grisled: for I haue seene all that Laban doeth vnto thee.

I am the God of Bethel, where thou annoyntedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow vnto mee: now arise, get thee out from this land, and returne vnto the land of thy kindred.

And Rachel and Leah answered, and said vnto him; Is there yet any portion or inheritance for vs in our fathers house?

Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold vs, and hath quite deuoured also our money.

For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our childrens: now then whatsoeuer God hath said vnto thee, doe.

Then Iacob rose vp, and set his sonnes and his wiues vpon camels.

And he caried away all his cattell, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattell of his getting, which hee had gotten in Padan Aram, for to goe to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

And Laban went to sheare his sheepe: and Rachel had stollen the Images that were her fathers.

And Iacob stale away vnawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

So hee fled with all that hee had, and he rose vp and passed ouer the Riuer, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.