Upon the third day after, was it told Laban that Iacob was
fled. Then he took his brethren with him and followed after him
seven days' journey, and overtook him at the mount Gilead. And God
came to Laban the Sirian in a dream by night, and said unto him:
take heed to thyself, that thou speak not to Iacob ought save
good. And Laban overtook Iacob: and Iacob had pitched his tent in
that mount. And Laban with his brethren pitched their tent also
upon the mount Gilead. Then said Laban to Iacob: why hast thou
this done unknowing to me, {done to steal away my heart} and hast
carried away my daughters as though they had been taken captive
with sword? Wherefore wentest thou away secretly unknown to me and
didst not tell me, that I might have brought thee on the way with
mirth, singing, timbrels and harps, and hast not suffered me to
kiss my children and my daughters?. Thou wast a fool to do it, for
I am able to do you evil. But the God of your father spake unto me
yesterday saying take heed that thou speak not to Iacob ought save
good. And now though thou wentest thy way because thou longest
after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
Iacob answered and said to Laba: because I was afraid, and thought
that thou wouldest have taken away thy daughters from me.
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