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Leah's eyes were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in body and face.

But in the evening he took his daughter Leah to him. Jacob went in to her.

When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, He made her able to give birth. But Rachel could not give birth.

But Leah said, "Is it not enough to take my husband? Would you take my son's fruit also?" So Rachel said, "Jacob may lie with you tonight if you give me your son's fruit."

But Laban said to him, "If now it pleases you, stay with me. I have learned that the Lord has brought good to me because of you."

For you had little before I came. But now it has become very much. The Lord has brought good to you everywhere I turned. But when will I be able to give much to those of my own house also?"

But when the flock was weak, Jacob did not put the sticks in. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones went to Jacob.

He said to them, "I see that your father does not show me as much favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me.

Yet your father has not been fair with me. He has changed my pay ten times. But God did not let him hurt me.

But Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had gone.

But God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night. He said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak good or bad to Jacob."

I have the power to hurt you. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to speak good or bad to Jacob.'

Now you have gone away because you had a desire for your father's house. But why did you steal my gods?"

So Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two women who served Rachel and Leah. But he did not find his gods. Then he went from Leah's tent into Rachel's tent.

Now Rachel had taken the gods of Laban's house and put them in the seat that was used on the camel's back. And she sat upon them. Laban looked through the whole tent, but did not find them.

She said to her father, "My lord, do not be angry that I cannot rise in front of you. For the way of women is upon me." So he looked, but could not find the gods.

Laban answered Jacob, "The daughters are my daughters. The children are my children. And the flocks are my flocks. All that you see is mine. But what can I do today to these my daughters or to their children who were born to them?

Laban gave the stones the name of Jegar-sahadutha. But Jacob gave them the name Galeed.

If you hurt my daughters, or if you take wives other than my daughters, no man may see it. But God sees what happens between you and me."

But You said, ‘I will bring good to you. I will make your children like the sand of the sea. There will be too many to number.'"