Genesis 31:1-9 ▼

1 Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: “ Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father.”

2 And Jacob saw from Laban’s face that his attitude toward him was not the same.

3 Then the LORD said to him, “ Go back to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.”

4 Jacob had Rachel and Leah called to the field where his flocks were.

5 He said to them, “ I can see from your father’s face that his attitude toward me is not the same, but the God of my father has been with me.

6 You know that I’ve worked hard for your father

7 and that he has cheated me and changed my wages 10 times. But God has not let him harm me.

8 If he said, ‘ The spotted sheep will be your wages ,’ then all the sheep were born spotted. If he said, ‘ The streaked sheep will be your wages ,’ then all the sheep were born streaked.

9 God has taken away your father’s herds and given them to me.