³¹ “I rushed away because I was afraid,” Jacob answered. “I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

²⁶ “What do you mean by deceiving me like this?” Laban demanded. “How dare you drag my daughters away like prisoners of war? ²⁷ Why did you slip away secretly? Why did you deceive me? And why didn’t you say you wanted to leave? I would have given you a farewell feast, with singing and music, accompanied by tambourines and harps.

¹¹ Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’