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Genesis
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English: Basic English Bible |
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Genesis 30 [Context] [Commentary] 
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Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country. |
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Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have been your servant, and let me go: for you have knowledge of all the work I have done for you. |
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And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you. |
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Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it. |
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Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care. |
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For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family? |
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And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me: |
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Let me go through all your flock today, taking out from among them all the sheep which are marked or coloured or black, and all the marked or coloured goats: these will be my payment. |
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And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief. |
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And Laban said, Let it be as you say. |
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So that day he took all the he-goats which were banded or coloured, and all the she-goats which were marked or coloured or had white marks, and all the black sheep, and gave them into the care of his sons; |
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And sent them three days' journey away: and Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flock. |
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Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands. |
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And he put the banded sticks in the drinking-places where the flock came to get water; and they became with young when they came to the water. |
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And because of this, the flock gave birth to young which were marked with bands of colour. |
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These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock. |
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And whenever the stronger ones of the flock became with young, Jacob put the sticks in front of them in the drinking-places, so that they might become with young when they saw the sticks. |
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But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's. |
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So Jacob's wealth was greatly increased; he had great flocks and women-servants and men-servants and camels and asses. |
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