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but when the later breeding happened, and the time for conceiving was at an end, he put the branches there no longer. So all the late-bred (weaklings) belonged to Laban, and all the (strong) early-bred belonged to Jacob.✻ (Genesis 30, 42)
Jacob was aware of this; he found, too, that Laban looked on him more coldly than hitherto. (Genesis 31, 2)
But what moved him most was that the Lord had bidden him, Return to the land of thy fathers, to thy own kindred, and I will be with thee. (Genesis 31, 3)
So he sent word to Rachel and Lia to meet him on the pasture-ground where he was feeding his flocks, (Genesis 31, 4)
and said to them, I find that your father looks on me more coldly than hitherto; and all because the God of my father has prospered me. (Genesis 31, 5)
You know well that I have worked for your father with all my might, (Genesis 31, 6)
As it was, whenever he said, The speckled beasts shall be thy wages, it was to speckled lambs that all my ewes gave birth; when he changed about, and said, Thou shalt have all the white lambs for thy pay, all my flocks bore white. (Genesis 31, 8)
he said, Look about thee, and mark well that all the sires coupling with the dams are speckled, spotted, or blotched; that is because I have taken good note of all Laban’s dealings with thee. (Genesis 31, 12)
I am the God who dwells at Bethel, where thou didst anoint the stone, and didst take a vow to me. It is time for thee, now, to bestir thyself, to leave this country, and go back to the country of thy birth. (Genesis 31, 13)
He has treated us as if we were no kindred of his, putting us up for sale, and keeping the price for himself. (Genesis 31, 15)
And now, it seems, God has taken away our father’s wealth from him, and given it to us and to our children. Why then, do as the Lord has bidden thee. (Genesis 31, 16)
and it was not till he and all that belonged to him had gone away, and crossed the Euphrates, and were making for the hills of Galaad, (Genesis 31, 21)
