1. Jacob heard what Laban's sons were saying. "Jacob has taken everything our father owned," they said. "He has gained all of this wealth from what belonged to our father."
2. Jacob noticed that Laban's feelings toward him had changed.
3. Then the Lord spoke to Jacob. He said, "Go back to your father's land and to your relatives. I will be with you."
4. So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah. He told them to come out to the fields where his flocks were.
5. He said to them, "I see that your father's feelings toward me have changed. But the God of my father has been with me.
6. You know that I've worked for your father with all of my strength.
7. "But your father has cheated me. He has changed my pay ten times. In spite of everything that's happened, God hasn't let him harm me.