“Agreed!” said Laban, “It will be as you say.” ¹ 

Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left. ¹ 

Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, ¹  but Jacob called it Galeed. ² 

(Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban.) ¹  Laban rushed out to meet the man at the spring.

When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, ¹  and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he ²  went over ³  and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban. ⁴ 

Jacob did as Laban said. ¹  When Jacob ²  completed Leah’s bridal week, ³  Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. ⁴ 

Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too. ¹ 

(32:1) ¹  Early in the morning Laban kissed ²  his grandchildren ³  and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. ⁴ 

(Now Laban had two daughters; ¹  the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.

So Laban invited all the people ¹  of that place and prepared a feast.

(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) ¹ 

(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) ¹ 

Jacob also deceived ¹  Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving. ² 

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 ¹  told Laban how he was related to him. ² 

Jacob became angry ¹  and argued with Laban. “What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban. ²  “What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit? ³ 

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “This is the Lord’s doing. ¹  Our wishes are of no concern. ² 

Now then, my son, do what I say. ¹  Run away immediately ²  to my brother Laban in Haran.

So he said to them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson ¹  of Nahor?” “We know him,” ²  they said.

Laban replied, “I’d rather give her to you than to another man. ¹  Stay with me.”

“It is not our custom here,” ¹  Laban replied, “to give the younger daughter in marriage ²  before the firstborn.