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and he took away all his possessions and all his store, which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and all that belonged to him, to depart to Isaac his father in the land of Chanaan.

And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father’s images.

And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days’ journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad.

And Laban overtook Jacob; and Jacob pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban stationed his brothers in the mount Galaad.

And Jacob said, With whomsoever thou shalt find thy gods, he shall not live in the presence of our brethren; take notice of what I have of thy property, and take it; and he observed nothing with him, but Jacob knew not that his wife Rachel had stolen them.

And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they gathered stones and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap; and Laban said to him, This heap witnesses between me and thee to-day.

The God of Abraam and the God of Nachor judge between us; and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

And he offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren, and they ate and drank, and slept in the mountain.

And Laban rose up in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban having turned back, departed to his place.

And Jacob departed for his journey; and having looked up, he saw the host of God encamped; and the angels of God met him.

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.

And he slept there that night, and took of the gifts which he carried with him, and sent out to Esau his brother,

And he gave them to his servants each drove apart; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.

and ye shall say, Behold thy servant Jacob comes after us. For he said, I will propitiate his countenance with the gifts going before his presence, and afterwards I will behold his face, for peradventure he will accept me.

And he rose up in that night, and took his two wives and his two servant-maids, and his eleven children, and crossed over the ford of Jaboch.

And he took them, and passed over the torrent, and brought over all his possessions.

And he saw that he prevailed not against him; and he touched the broad part of his thigh, and the broad part of Jacob’s thigh was benumbed in his wrestling with him.

And the sun rose upon him, when he passed the Face of God; and he halted upon his thigh.

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and beheld, and lo! Esau his brother coming, and four hundred men with him; and Jacob divided the children to Lea and to Rachel, and the two handmaidens.

But he advanced himself before them, and did reverence to the ground seven times, until he drew near to his brother.