Genesis 31:19-30

19When Laban had gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the 12household idols that were her father’s. 20And Jacob 3deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was fleeing. 21So he fled with all that he had; and he arose and crossed the Euphrates River, and set his face toward the hill country of 4Gilead.

22When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, 23then he took his 5kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. 246God came to Laban the Aramean in a 7dream of the night and said to him, “89Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad.”

25Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his 10kinsmen camped in the hill country of Gilead. 26Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done 11by deceiving me and carrying away my daughters like captives of the sword? 27Why did you flee secretly and 12deceive me, and did not tell me so that I might have sent you away with joy and with songs, with 13timbrel and with 14lyre; 28and did not allow me 15to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly. 29It is in 16my power to do you harm, but 17the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘1819Be careful not to speak either good or bad to Jacob.’ 30Now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal 20my gods?”