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.