Genesis 31:26
“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob.“You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!
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- 1 Sam 30:2 : 2 They took captive the women and all who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest, but they did not kill anyone. They simply carried them off and went on their way.
- John 18:35 : 35 Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
- Gen 2:24 : 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.
- Gen 3:13 : 13 So the LORD God said to the woman,“What is this you have done?” And the woman replied,“The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”
- Gen 4:10 : 10 But the LORD said,“What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!
- Gen 12:18 : 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said,“What is this you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
- Gen 20:9-9 : 9 Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him,“What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!” 10 Then Abimelech asked Abraham,“What prompted you to do this thing?”
- Gen 26:10 : 10 Then Abimelech exclaimed,“What in the world have you done to us? One of the men nearly took your wife to bed, and you would have brought guilt on us!”
- Gen 31:16 : 16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”
- Gen 31:36 : 36 Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?
- Gen 34:29 : 29 They captured as plunder all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, including everything in the houses.
- Josh 7:19 : 19 So Joshua said to Achan,“My son, honor the LORD God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don’t hide anything from me!”
- 1 Sam 14:43 : 43 So Saul said to Jonathan,“Tell me what you have done.” Jonathan told him,“I used the end of the staff that was in my hand to taste a little honey. I must die!”
- 1 Sam 17:29 : 29 David replied,“What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?”
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- Gen 31:27-282 verses87%
27 Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?
28 You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren goodbye. You have acted foolishly!
- Gen 31:30-334 verses85%
30 Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?”
31 “I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban.“I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.
32 Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it.”(Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.)
33 So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s.
- Gen 31:18-236 verses83%
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.
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25 Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.
- Gen 31:36-372 verses81%
36 Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?
37 When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!
- Gen 31:42-432 verses78%
42 If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
43 Laban replied to Jacob,“These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today or the children to whom they have given birth?
- Gen 31:1-22 verses78%
1 Jacob’s Flight from Laban Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining,“Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father’s expense!”
2 When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.
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25 In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”
- Gen 29:15-162 verses74%
15 Then Laban said to Jacob,“Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”
16 (Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.
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26 Let me take my wives and my children whom I have acquired by working for you. Then I’ll depart, because you know how hard I’ve worked for you.”
- Gen 31:50-512 verses74%
50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”
51 “Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.
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4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.
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13 When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.
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21 Finally Jacob said to Laban,“Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. And I want to sleep with her.”