They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, *Send me away to my master.*
He said to them, *Don't hinder me, seeing the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.*
They sent away Rivka, their sister, with her nurse, Avraham's servant, and his men.
It happened, when Rachel had borne Yosef, that Ya`akov said to Lavan, *Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, *See that you don't quarrel on the way.*
Then said Achima`atz the son of Tzadok, Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
Don't say, *Why were the former days better than these?* For you do not ask wisely about this.