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25 Meanwhile, Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain, where Laban had caught up with him.[a] Laban and his relatives encamped on that same mountain in the hill country of Gilead, too.

26 Then Laban asked Jacob, “What did you do? You deceived me,[b] carried off my daughters like you would war captives,[c] 27 ran away from me secretly,[d] and stole from me by not keeping me informed. Otherwise, I could have sent you off with a party and singing, accompanied by a band playing tambourines and harps.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:25 Lit. Jacob
  2. Genesis 31:26 Lit. You stole my heart
  3. Genesis 31:26 Lit. captives of the sword
  4. Genesis 31:27 Lit. me, hiding yourself