1 Jacob heard that Laban's sons were complaining, “Jacob is now a rich man, and he got everything he owns from our father.”
2 Jacob also noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before.
3 One day the Lord said, “Jacob, go back to your relatives in the land of your ancestors, and I will be with you.”
4 Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the pasture where he kept his sheep,
5 and he told them:Your father isn't as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God my ancestors worshiped has been on my side.
6 You know that I have worked hard for your father
7 and that he keeps cheating me by changing my wages time after time. But God has protected me.