18. He took away all the livestock he had acquired in Paddan Aram and all his moveable property that he had accumulated. Then he set out toward the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.
19. While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.
20. Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving.
21. He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
22. Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left.
23. So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
24. But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and warned him, “Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.”