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Genesis - ch 30 v 21 - 40
- After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.
- Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
- And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
- And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
- Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
- 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.
- 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.
- Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.
- Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.
- 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?
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- And Laban said, Let it be as you say.
- 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;
- And sent them three days' journey away: and Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flock.
- Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.
- 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.
- And because of this, the flock gave birth to young which were marked with bands of colour.
- 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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