26. Then Laban asked Jacob, “What have you done by tricking me? You’ve carried off my daughters like prisoners of war.
27. Why did you leave secretly and trick me? You didn’t even tell me you were leaving. I would have sent you on your way rejoicing, with songs accompanied by tambourines and lyres.
28. You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You’ve done a foolish thing.
29. I have the power to harm you. Last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.’
30. Now you have left for your father’s home because you were so homesick. But why did you steal my gods?”
31. Jacob answered Laban, “I left because I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.