27Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?
28You did not even let me give a kiss to my sons and my daughters. This was a foolish thing to do.
29It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.
30And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?
31And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.
32As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.
33So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.
