17. Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels,
18. and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated in Paddan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
19. When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.
20. Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away.
21. So he fled with all he had, crossed the River Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
22. On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled.
23. Taking his relatives with him, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
24. Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
25. Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too.
26. Then Laban said to Jacob, ‘What have you done? You’ve deceived me, and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.