Verse 26
Genesis 30:26
Free Bible Version
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In the future you'll be able to prove that I've been honest. When you check my flock, any goats that don't have speckles or spots, or any sheep that aren't dark will be considered stolen from you.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
תְּנָ֞/ה אֶת נָשַׁ֣/י וְ/אֶת יְלָדַ֗/י אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָבַ֧דְתִּי אֹֽתְ/ךָ֛ בָּ/הֵ֖ן וְ/אֵלֵ֑כָה כִּ֚י אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ אֶת עֲבֹדָתִ֖/י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲבַדְתִּֽי/ךָ
English Translation
"Send away my wives and my children whom I have served you with, for you know my service which I have done for you."
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Chapter 30 Context
1
When Rachel realized she was unable to give Jacob any children she was jealous of her sister. She co...
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Jacob became angry with Rachel and told her, “Am I God (Elohim)? Do you think I'm the one stopping y...
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“Here's my personal maid Bilhah,” Rachel replied. “Sleep with her and she can have children for me s...
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Rachel said, “God (Elohim) has judged in my favor! He listened to me and gave me a son.” So she name...
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Rachel said, “I've had a hard struggle with my sister, but I've won.” So she named him Naphtali.
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6
Leah realized she wasn't having any more children, so she gave her personal maid Zilpah to Jacob as...
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Leah said, “I'm really fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
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Leah said, “I'm so happy, and the other women will say I'm happy too!” So she named him Asher.
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9
At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben found some mandrake plants when he was out in the fields. He...
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10
“Aren't you satisfied with stealing my husband?” Leah replied. “Are you going to take my son's mandr...
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11
When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You have to sleep with...
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12
God (Elohim) heard Leah's request, and she became pregnant and had a fifth son for Jacob.
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13
Leah said, “The Lord has rewarded me for giving my personal maid to my husband.” So she named him Is...
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14
Leah said, “God (Elohim) has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I've given h...
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15
Then God (Elohim) paid attention to Rachel and listened to her appeals, and helped her to have child...
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16
She became pregnant and had a son. “God (Elohim) has removed my disgrace,” she said.
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17
She named him Joseph, saying, “May the Lord give me an additional son.”
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18
Once Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me leave so I can return to my home...
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19
Give me my wives and children because I worked for you to have them. Let me go now because you know...
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20
“Please be so kind as to stay,” Laban replied, “because I have discovered that the Lord has blessed...
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21
Then Laban continued, “Tell me how much to pay you and I'll give it to you.”
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22
“You certainly know how much work I've done for you, and how well your flocks have done under my car...
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23
You hardly had anything before I arrived, but now you have so much! The Lord has blessed you through...
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24
“Well, what do you propose I give you?” Laban asked again. “You don't have to give me anything,” Jac...
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25
Let me go through your flocks today and take all the sheep that are speckled or spotted, and all the...
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26
In the future you'll be able to prove that I've been honest. When you check my flock, any goats that...
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“Very good,” Laban agreed. “We'll do as you say.”
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However, the same day Laban went and removed all the striped and spotted male goats, all the speckle...
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a three day journey between them and Jacob, while Jacob was looking after the rest of Laban's flocks...
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30
Then Jacob cut some sticks from poplar, almond, and plane trees that had white wood under the bark....
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31
The flocks mated in front of the sticks and gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and sp...
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32
Jacob separated all these ones out. Then he made his flock face towards those in Laban's flock that...
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33
When the strong females were ready to breed, Jacob put the sticks in the troughs where the flocks co...
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34
He didn't do this for the weaker females. The weaker ones went to Laban, and the strong ones went to...
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In this way Jacob became an extremely rich man with large flocks, and many male and female slaves, c...
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