Genesis 30:31-36 ▼

31 Laban asked, |What should I give you?| |Don't give me anything,| Jacob answered. |Instead, do something for me, then I'll go back to taking care of and watching your flocks again.

32 Let me go through all of your flocks today and take every speckled or spotted sheep, every black lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. They will be my wages.

33 My honesty will speak for itself whenever you come to check on my wages. Any goat I have that isn't speckled or spotted or any lamb that isn't black will be considered stolen.|

34 Laban answered, |Agreed. We'll do as you've said.|

35 However, that same day Laban took out the striped and spotted male goats, all the speckled and spotted female goats (every one with white on it), and every black lamb. He had his sons take charge of them.

36 He traveled three days away from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban's flocks.