then he tookhis kinsmenwith him and pursuedhim [a distance of] sevendays'journey,and he overtookhim in the hillcountryof Gilead.
So Abramsaidto Lot,"Pleaselet there be nostrifebetweenyou and me, nor betweenmy herdsmenand your herdsmen,for we are brothers.
He said,"Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof my masterAbraham,whohas not forsakenHis lovingkindnessand His truthtowardmy master;as for me, the LORDhas guidedme in the wayto the houseof my master'sbrothers."
When it was toldLabanon the thirddaythat Jacobhad fled,
Godcameto Labanthe Arameanin a dreamof the nightand saidto him, "Be carefulthat you do not speakto Jacobeithergoodorbad."
Now it cameabout in thosedays,when Moseshad grownup, that he wentout to his brethrenand lookedon their hardlabors;and he sawan Egyptianbeatinga Hebrew,oneof his brethren.
He wentout the nextday,and behold,twoHebrewswere fightingwith each other; and he saidto the offender,"Whyare you strikingyour companion?"
