And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
He carried ... the cattle ... which he had gotten - i:e., his own and nothing more. He did not indemnify himself for his many losses by carrying off anything of Laban's, but was content with what Providence had given him. Some may think that due notice should have been given; but when a man feels himself in danger, the law of self-preservation prescribes the duty of immediate flight, if it can be done consistently with conscience.