פרשת ויצא תשי"ב - בריחת יעקב מלבן

And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying: ‘Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this wealth.’

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

And the LORD said unto Jacob: ‘Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.’

וירא את פני לבן, he could see it in his face, for he was not hiding his feelings While Yaakov was still debating with himself about what he kept hearing and seeing, G’d addressed him in a dream.

And the LORD said unto Jacob: ‘Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.’

שוב אל ארץ אבותיך RETURN UNTO THE LAND OF THY FATHERS — and there I will be with thee; but as long as you are associated with the unclean Laban it is impossible to make my Divine Presence (Shechina) rest upon you (Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 10).

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

'וישלח יעקב וגו, he requested that his wives join him in the field where he was busy tending the flocks.

And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

אביך צוה THY FATHER DID COMMAND — They altered the facts (they stated something that was false) for the sake of peace, for Jacob had given them no such command because Joseph was not suspect in his sight (Yevamot 65b)).

Where you anointed. You vowed to worship Me in the Holy Land, to build a temple to Me on the place where you slept and to separate a tithe for Me there. Now if you delay your vow any further I will become angry with you.