New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 30:27-34

27But Laban said to him, “If 1it pleases you at all, stay with me; I have determined by divination 2that the Lord has blessed me on your account.”

28He 3continued, “4Name me your wages, and I will give them.”

29But Jacob said to him, “5You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have 6fared with me.

30For you had little before 7I came, and it has 8increased to a multitude, and the Lord has blessed you 9wherever I turned. But now, when shall I provide for my own household also?”

31So he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this one thing for me, I will again pasture and keep your flock:

32let me pass through your entire flock today, removing from there every 10speckled or spotted sheep and every black sheep among the lambs, and the spotted or speckled among the goats; and those shall be my wages.

33So my 11honesty will answer for me later, when you come concerning my 12wages. Every one that is not speckled or spotted among the goats, or black among the lambs, if found with me, will be considered stolen.”

34Laban said, “13Good, let it be according to your word.”

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Notes

1. Genesis 30:27 Lit I have found favor in your eyes ↩
2. Genesis 30:27 Gen 26:24; 39:3, 5; Is 61:9 ↩
3. Genesis 30:28 Lit said ↩
4. Genesis 30:28 Gen 29:15; 31:7, 41 ↩
5. Genesis 30:29 Gen 31:6 ↩
6. Genesis 30:29 Lit been ↩
7. Genesis 30:30 Lit me ↩
8. Genesis 30:30 Lit broken forth ↩
9. Genesis 30:30 Lit at my foot ↩
10. Genesis 30:32 Gen 31:8 ↩
11. Genesis 30:33 Lit righteousness ↩
12. Genesis 30:33 Lit wages which are before you ↩
13. Genesis 30:34 Lit Behold, would that it might be ↩

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