Genesis 31:5
and said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
He begins to explain the reasoning behind the decision, on the direction he is taking them, so they understand.
He begins with turning their minds toward the fact that even though he had come to live with them and was dependant on their father, their father has not been favourable toward him, but in spite of this, he had still been blessed and increased, and Jacob accounts this to God. His God, the God of his fathers.
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