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Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,
And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had
gotten,
the cattle of his getting, which he had
gotten in Padan-
aram, for to go to Isaac his father in
the land of
Canaan.
and he drove all his
livestock before him, along with all
the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-
aram, to go to his father Isaac in
the land in
Canaan.
Now while
Laban was out shearing his sheep,
Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
And Jacob
stole away unawares to
Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over
the river, and set his face toward
the mount
Gilead.
So he fled with all his possessions, crossed
the Euphrates, and headed for
the hill country of
Gilead.
And it was told
Laban on
the third day that Jacob was fled.
On
the third day
Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and
they overtook him in
the mount
Gilead.
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in
the hill country of
Gilead.
And God came to
Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take
heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
But that night God came to
Laban the Aramean in a dream and
warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in
the mount: and
Laban with his brethren pitched in
the mount of
Gilead.
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in
the hill country of
Gilead when
Laban overtook him, and
Laban and his relatives camped
there as well.
And
Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast
stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as
captives taken with
the sword?
Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have
deceived me and carried off my daughters like
captives of war!
Wherefore
didst thou
flee away secretly, and
steal away from me; and
didst not tell me, that I might have sent
thee away with
mirth, and with songs, with
tabret, and with
harp?
Why did you run away secretly and
deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
It is in
the power of my hand to do you
hurt: but
the God of your father spake unto me
yesternight, saying, Take thou
heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
I have power to do you great
harm, but last night
the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
With
whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren
discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to
thee. For Jacob knew not that
Rachel had
stolen them.
If you find your gods with
anyone here, he shall not live! In
the presence of our relatives, see for
yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that
Rachel had
stolen the idols.
And
Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into
the two maidservants’ tents; but he found
them not.
Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into
Rachel’s tent.
So
Laban went into Jacob’s tent,
then Leah’s tent, and
then the tents of
the two maidservants, but he found nothing.
Then he left Leah’s tent and entered
Rachel’s tent.
Now
Rachel had taken
the images, and put
them in
the camel’s furniture, and sat upon
them. And
Laban searched all
the tent, but found
them not.
Now
Rachel had taken
Laban’s household idols, put
them in
the saddlebag of her
camel, and was sitting on
them. And
Laban searched everything in
the tent but found nothing.
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be
angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So
Laban searched, but could not find
the household idols.
And Jacob was
wroth, and
chode with
Laban: and Jacob answered and said to
Laban, What is my
trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
Then Jacob became incensed and
challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that
they may judge
betwixt us both.
You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.
This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.
That which was
torn of beasts I brought not unto
thee; I bare
the loss of it; of my hand
didst thou require it, whether
stolen by day, or
stolen by night.
I did not bring you anything
torn by wild beasts; I bore
the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was
stolen by day or night.
Thus I was; in
the day
the drought consumed me, and
the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
As it was,
the heat consumed me by day and
the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!
Except
the God of my father,
the God of Abraham, and
the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine
affliction and
the labour of my hands, and
rebuked thee yesternight.
If
the God of my father,
the God of Abraham and
the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my
affliction and
the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
And
Laban answered and said unto Jacob,
These daughters are my daughters, and
these children are my children, and
these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto
these my daughters, or unto
their children which
they have born?
But
Laban answered Jacob, “
These daughters are my daughters,
these sons are my sons, and
these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do
today about
these daughters of mine or
the children
they have borne?
Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and
they took stones, and made an
heap: and
they did eat
there upon
the heap.
and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So
they took stones and made a
mound, and
there by
the mound they ate.
And
Laban said, This
heap is a witness between me and
thee this day.
Therefore was
the name of it called Galeed;
Then Laban declared, “This
mound is a witness between you and me this day.”
Therefore the place was called Galeed.
And
Mizpah; for he said,
The LORD watch between me and
thee, when we are absent one from another.
It was also called
Mizpah, because
Laban said, “May
the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
If thou shalt
afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness
betwixt me and
thee.
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is
the mound, and here is
the pillar I have set up between you and me.
This
heap be witness, and this
pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this
heap to
thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this
heap and this
pillar unto me, for
harm.
The God of Abraham, and
the God of
Nahor,
the God of
their father, judge
betwixt us. And Jacob
sware by
the fear of his father Isaac.
May
the God of Abraham and
the God of
Nahor,
the God of
their father, judge between us.” So Jacob
swore by
the Fear of his father Isaac.
Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon
the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and
they did eat bread, and
tarried all night in
the mount.
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
And early in
the morning
Laban rose up, and
kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed
them: and
Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
Early
the next morning,
Laban got up and
kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed
them.
Then he left to return home.
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
And when Jacob saw
them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called
the name of that place
Mahanaim.
When Jacob saw
them, he said, “This is
the camp of God.” So he named that place
Mahanaim.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to
Esau his brother unto
the land of
Seir,
the country of
Edom.
Jacob sent messengers
ahead of him to his brother
Esau in
the land of
Seir,
the country of
Edom.
And he commanded
them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord
Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have
sojourned with
Laban, and stayed
there until now:
He
instructed them, “You are to say to my master
Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with
Laban and have remained
there until now.
And
the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother
Esau, and also he cometh to meet
thee, and four hundred men with him.
When
the messengers returned to Jacob,
they said, “We went to your brother
Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.
And said, If
Esau come to
the one company, and
smite it,
then the other company which is left shall escape.
He thought, “If
Esau comes and attacks one camp,
then the other camp can escape.”
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac,
the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you
prosper,’
I am not worthy of
the least of all
the mercies, and of all
the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
Deliver me, I pray
thee, from
the hand of my brother, from
the hand of
Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and
smite me, and
the mother with
the children.
Please deliver me from
the hand of my brother
Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and
the mothers and children with me.
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
But You have said, ‘I will surely make you
prosper, and I will make your offspring like
the sand of
the sea, too numerous to count.’”
And he
lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for
Esau his brother;
Jacob spent
the night
there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother
Esau:
Thirty
milch camels with
their colts, forty
kine, and ten bulls, twenty she
asses, and ten foals.
30 milk camels with
their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female
donkeys, and 10 male
donkeys.
And he delivered
them into
the hand of his servants, every drove by
themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space
betwixt drove and drove.
He entrusted
them to his servants in separate herds and told
them, “Go on
ahead of me, and keep some distance between
the herds.”
And he commanded
the foremost, saying, When
Esau my brother meeteth
thee, and asketh
thee, saying, Whose art thou? and
whither goest thou? and whose are
these before
thee?
He
instructed the one in
the lead, “When my brother
Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are
these before you?’
Then thou shalt say,
They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord
Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
then you are to say, ‘
They belong to your servant Jacob.
They are a gift, sent to my lord
Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.’”
And so commanded he
the second, and
the third, and all that followed
the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto
Esau, when ye find him.
He also
instructed the second,
the third, and all those following behind
the herds: “When you meet
Esau, you are to say
the same thing to him.
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will
appease him with
the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face;
peradventure he will accept of me.
You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will
appease Esau with
the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
So went
the present over before him: and himself
lodged that night in
the company.
So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over
the ford Jabbok.
During
the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed
the ford of
the Jabbok.
And he took
them, and sent
them over
the brook, and sent over that he had.
He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.
And Jacob was left alone; and
there wrestled a man with him until
the breaking of
the day.
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched
the hollow of his
thigh; and
the hollow of Jacob’s
thigh was out of joint, as he
wrestled with him.
And he said, Let me go, for
the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let
thee go, except thou
bless me.
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is
daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you
bless me.”
And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray
thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou
dost ask after my name? And he blessed him
there.
And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
So Jacob named
the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was
spared.”
And as he passed over Penuel
the sun rose upon him, and he
halted upon his
thigh.
The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was
limping because of his
hip.
Therefore the children of Israel eat not of
the sinew which
shrank, which is upon
the hollow of
the thigh, unto this day: because he touched
the hollow of Jacob’s
thigh in
the sinew that
shrank.
Therefore to this day
the Israelites do not eat
the tendon which is at
the socket of
the hip, because
the socket of Jacob’s
hip was struck near that
tendon.
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold,
Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided
the children unto Leah, and unto
Rachel, and unto
the two handmaids.
Now Jacob looked up and saw
Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided
the children among Leah,
Rachel, and
the two maidservants.
And he put
the handmaids and
their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and
Rachel and Joseph
hindermost.
He put
the maidservants and
their children in front, Leah and her children next, and
Rachel and Joseph at
the rear.
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
But Jacob himself went on
ahead and bowed to
the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
And
Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him: and
they wept.
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and
kissed him. And
they both
wept.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw
the women and
the children; and said, Who are those with
thee? And he said,
The children which God hath
graciously given thy servant.
When
Esau looked up and saw
the women and children, he asked, “Who are
these with you?” Jacob answered, “
These are
the children God has
graciously given your servant.”
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed
themselves: and after came Joseph near and
Rachel, and
they bowed
themselves.
Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and
then Joseph and
Rachel approached and bowed down.
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked
Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
And Jacob said,
Nay, I pray
thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight,
then receive my present at my hand: for
therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen
the face of God, and thou
wast pleased with me.
But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight,
then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing
the face of God, since you have received me
favorably.
Take, I pray
thee, my blessing that is brought to
thee; because God hath dealt
graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been
gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way, and I will go
ahead of you.”
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that
the children are
frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are
nursing their young. If
they are driven hard for even a day, all
the animals will die.
Let my lord, I pray
thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as
the cattle that goeth before me and
the children be able to
endure, until I come unto my lord unto
Seir.
Please let my lord go
ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable
pace for
the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at
Seir.”
And
Esau said, Let me now leave with
thee some of
the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in
the sight of my lord.
“Let me leave some of my people with you,”
Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in
the sight of my lord.”
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his
livestock; that is why
the place was called Succoth.
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of
Shechem, which is in
the land of
Canaan, when he came from Padan-
aram; and pitched his tent before
the city.
After Jacob had come from Paddan-
aram, he arrived safely at
the city of
Shechem in
the land of
Canaan, and he camped just outside
the city.
And he bought a
parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at
the hand of
the children of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
And
the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from
the sons of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
And when
Shechem the son of Hamor
the Hivite, prince of
the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and
defiled her.
When
Shechem son of Hamor
the Hivite,
the prince of
the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
And his soul
clave unto Dinah
the daughter of Jacob, and he loved
the damsel, and spake kindly unto
the damsel.
And his soul was drawn to Dinah,
the daughter of Jacob. He loved
the young
girl and spoke to her tenderly.
And Jacob heard that he had
defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in
the field: and Jacob held his peace until
they were come.
Jacob heard that
Shechem had
defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his
livestock in
the field, he remained silent about it until
they returned.
And Hamor
the father of
Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
Meanwhile,
Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
And
the sons of Jacob came out of
the field when
they heard it: and
the men were
grieved, and
they were very
wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened,
they returned from
the field.
They were filled with grief and
fury, because
Shechem had committed an
outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
And Hamor communed with
them, saying,
The soul of my son
Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
But Hamor said to
them, “My son
Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”
And
Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
Ask me never so much
dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me
the damsel to wife.
Demand a high
dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me
the girl as my wife!”
And
the sons of Jacob answered
Shechem and Hamor his father
deceitfully, and said, because he had
defiled Dinah
their sister:
And
they said unto
them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is
uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
“We cannot do such a thing,”
they said. “To give our sister to an
uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
But if ye will not
hearken unto us, to be
circumcised;
then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
But if you will not agree to be
circumcised,
then we will take our sister and go.”
And
their words pleased Hamor, and
Shechem Hamor’s son.
Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son
Shechem.
And
the young man
deferred not to do
the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all
the house of his father.
The young man, who was
the most respected of all his father’s household, did not
hesitate to
fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
And Hamor and
Shechem his son came unto
the gate of
their city, and communed with
the men of
their city, saying,
So Hamor and his son
Shechem went to
the gate of
their city and addressed
the men of
their city:
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
