⁵ Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way,^(A) and he went to Paddan Aram,^(B) to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean,^(C) the brother of Rebekah,^(D) who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

⁴ Jacob asked the shepherds, “My brothers, where are you from?”^(A)

“We’re from Harran,^(B)” they replied.

⁵ He said to them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?”^(C)

“Yes, we know him,” they answered.

²⁰ Moreover, Jacob deceived^(A) Laban the Aramean^(B) by not telling him he was running away.^(C)

²⁴ Then God came to Laban the Aramean^(A) in a dream at night and said to him,^(B) “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”^(C)