Genesis 31:7-12

7But your father has cheated me many times. He has changed what I receive for my work at least ten times. But God has protected me from him.

8Sometimes Laban said, “I will pay you with the animals that have different colours on their skin.” If he said that, all the animals gave birth to babies with different colours on their skins. Sometimes he said, “I will pay you with the animals that have marks on them.” Then all the animals gave birth to babies with marks on them.

9In this way God took away your father's animals, and he gave them to me.

10One night I had a dream. It was at the time when the animals were becoming pregnant. In the dream, I saw that the male goats had marks and different colours on their skin.

11The angel of God spoke to me in the dream. He said, “Jacob.” I replied, “Yes, here I am.”

12The angel said, “Look carefully. See all the male goats that are having sex with the female goats. They all have marks and different colours on their skin. I am helping you because I have seen the bad things that Laban has done to you.