21. So he fled with all that he had; and he arose and crossed the Euphrates River, and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.
22. When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled,
23. then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days' journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
24. God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad."
25. Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen camped in the hill country of Gilead.
26. Then Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done by deceiving me and carrying away my daughters like captives of the sword?
27. Why did you flee secretly and deceive me, and did not tell me so that I might have sent you away with joy and with songs, with timbrel and with lyre;
28. and did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.
29. It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be careful not to speak either good or bad to Jacob.'
30. Now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father's house; but why did you steal my gods?"
31. Then Jacob replied to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.