Genesis 31:1-9 ▼

1 Then Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.”

2 And Jacob saw the face of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as formerly.

3 Then Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your kin, and I will be with you.”

4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field,

5 and he said to them, “I see your father’s face, that it is not friendly toward me as formerly, but the God of my father has been with me.

6 You also know that I have served your father with all my power.

7 Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to harm me.

8 If he spoke thus, ‘The speckled shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled; and if he spoke thus, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped.

9 Thus God has delivered your father’s livestock and given them to me.