Genesis 31:1-9 ▼

1 And Iacob herde the wordes of Labas sonnes how they sayde: Iacob hath take awaye all that was oure fathers and of oure fathers goodes hath he gote all this honoure.

2 And Iacob behelde the countenauce of Laban that it was not toward him as it was in tymes past.

3 And the LORde sayde vnto Iacob: turne agayne in to the lade of thy fathers and to thy kynred and I wilbe with ye.

4 Tha Iacob sent and called Rahel and Lea to the felde vnto his shepe

5 and sayde vnto the: I se youre fathers countenauce yt it is not toward me as in tymes past. Morouer ye God of my father hath bene with me.

6 And ye knowe how that I haue serued youre father with all my myghte.

7 And youre father hath disceaued me and chaunged my wages .x. tymes: But God suffred him not to hurte me.

8 When he sayde the spotted shalbe thy wages tha all the shepe barespotted. Yf he sayde the straked shalbe thi rewarde tha bare all the shepe straked:

9 thus hath God take awaye youre fathers catell and geue the me.