The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
GENESIS.
CHAPTER 81.

CHAPTER 81.
ls Rachel stesleth her fathers images =
Lb4n pIrsueth after him. 8 and complaineth
ot the wrong y Rachel's policy 10 hide the
images Is Jacobs complaint Of LabAn. =.
The coveuant Of LAbsD and Jacob al GaIeed
And he heard the words of LabanS
sons. saying. Jacob hath taken away
all that was our fathers: and of
that which was our fathers hath he
gotten all this glory.
And Jacob beheld the counten-
ance Of Laban. and. behold. IL was
not toward him as before.
And the Lord said unto Jacob.
Return unto the land of thy fathers.
and TO thy kindred: and 1 will be
with thee.
And Jacob sent and called
Rachel and Leah to the field unto
his flock.
And said unto them. see your
fathers countenance. that IL Is not
toward me as before: but the God
Of my father hath been with me.
And ye know that with all my
power / have served your father.
And your father hath deceived
me. and changed my wages ten
times: but God suffered him not to
hurt me.
8 II he said thus. The speckIeo
shall be thy wages: then all the
cattle bare speckled: and IL he said
thus. The ringstreaked shall be thy
hire: then bare all the cattle ring
streaked.
. Thus God hath taken away the
cattle OF your father. and given
them to me.
10 And il came to pass at the
time that the cattle conceived. that
lifted up mine eyes. and saw in
dream. and. behold, the rams
which lesped upon the cattle were
ringstreaked. speckIed. and grizzIed.
IL And the angel Of God spake
unto me in a dream. saying. Jacob:
and said. Here am ].
IL And he said. Lift up now
thine eyes. and see. all the rams
which leap upon the cattle are ring
streaked. speckled. and grizzIed: for
have seen all that Laban doeth
unto thee.
15 am the God OF Bethel,
where thou anointedst the pillar,
to me: now arise, get thee out from
.
of thy kindred.
| ~ And Rachel and Leah answer
ed and said unto him. Is there yet
any portion or inheritance for US
in our fathers house?
Is Are we not counted of him
strangers for he hath sold US, and
hath quite devoured also our money
16 For all the riches which God
hath taken from our father. that Is
ours. and our children's: now then
whatsoever God hath said unto thee
do
Il Then Jacob rose up. and sci
his sons and his wives upon camels
1. Is And he carried away all hi.
cattle. and all his goods which n,
had gotten. the cattle Of his getting
which he had gotten in Padsn-aram
for to go TO Isaac his father in the
land OF Canaan
l9 And Laban went to shear nj.
sheep: and Rachel had stolen tn,
images that were her fathers
20 And Jacob stole away un.
awares TO Laban the Syrian, in that
he told him not that he fed.
81 So he fed with all that ht
had; and he rose up. and passed over
the river. and set his face toward
the mount Gilead.
% And IL was told Labsn on tn,
third day. that Jacob was fled.
% And he took his brethren will
him. and pursued after him sever
days journey; and they overtooI
him in the mount Gilead.
"a And God came TO Laban tn,
Syrian in a dream by night. and Sait
unto him. Take heed that thou speal
not to Jacob either good or bad.
IS Then Laban overlook Jacob
Now Jacob had pitched his tent IL
the mount: and Laban with hi!
brethren pitched in the mount o.
Gilead
IS And L.aban said to Jacob
What hast thou done. that thou has
stolen away unawares to me, ant
carried away my daughters. as cap,
tives taken with the sword?
81 Wherefore didst thou fle.
away secretly. and steal away from
me: and didst not tell me, that
might have sent thee away with
mirth. and with songs. with tabret
and with harp?
IS And hast not suffered me tc
kiss my sons and my daughters
thou hast now done foolIshly in SC
doing.
20 It is in the power OF my hand
to do you hurt: but the God OF your