Genesis 31:29-31

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²⁹ It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Take heed that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.’^{(A) 30} Even though you had to go because you longed greatly for your father’s house, why did you steal my gods?”^{(B) 31} Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.