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Genesis 26-34 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 01:57, December 20, 2009
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|And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
|And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
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|When [[Rachel]] saw that she couldn't give birth to any children for [[Jacob]], she was jealous of her sister. She told Jacob, "Grant me sons! If you do not, then I shall die!"
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|And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
|And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
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|Jacob became hotly angry with Rachel. He told her, "Do I act instead of [[God]]? It's God's doing that you have no children, not mine!"
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|And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.
|And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.
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|And she said, "Here is my handmaid, [[Bilhah]]. Take her to bed, and she will give birth on my knees, so that I can have children through her."
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|This is the second instance of surrogate mother hood mentioned in the Bible. The phrase "give birth on another woman's knees" referred to the literal pose that handmaid and mistress would strike, after the handmaid agreed to take the mistress' place in the marital bedchamber for this specific purpose.
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|And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
|And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
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|And she gave him her handmaid Bilhah for a (common-law) wife, and Jacob took her to bed.
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|And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
|And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
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|Bilhah fell pregnant, and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
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|And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
|And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
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|Rachel said, "God has adjudicated me, and has heard my voice, and given me a son." So she named him Dan.
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|Which in [[Hebrew]] means "judged."
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|And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
|And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
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|Bilhah, the handmaid of Rachel, fell pregnant again, and gave birth to a second son for Jacob.
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|And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
|And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
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|Rachel said, "I have wrestled a mighty bout with my sister, and have won." So she named him Naphtali.
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|Which in Hebrew means "I wrestled." The Hebrew is repeated for emphasis here.
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|When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
|When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
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|When [[Leah]] saw that she had stopped giving birth, she took her own handmaid, [[Zilpah]], and gave ''her'' to Jacob for a (common-law) wife.
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|Not to be outdone, Leah does the same thing that Rachel did.
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|And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
|And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
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|Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah, fell pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
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|And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
|And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
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|Leah said, "A troop of raiders is coming!" So she named him Gad.
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|Which in Hebrew means "raid."
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|And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
|And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
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|Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah, gave birth to a second son for Jacob.
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|And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
|And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
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|Leah said, "I am very happy indeed, because the daughters will call me blessed!" So she named him [[Asher]].
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|Which in Hebrew means "happy" or "blessed."
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|And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
|And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
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|Now [[Reuben]] went out, in the month of wheat harvest (Sivan), and discovered [[mandrake]]s in the field. He brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
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|The common mandrake (''Mandragora officinarum'') was a source of highly potent and dangerous alkaloids that once had a high medicinal value. The mandrake also had a reputation as an aphrodisiac. Reuben was blessed indeed that he did not poison himself through improper handling of these plants.
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|And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.
|And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.
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|And she said to her, "Do you think so little of having taken my husband's affections from me? Now you want to take my son's mandrakes, too?" So Rachel said, "All right, so Jacob will take you to bed tonight, in exchange for your son's mandrakes."
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|Rachel probably made a bad bargain.
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|And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
|And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
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|Jacob came out of the field that evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, "You need to take me to bed tonight. I have rented you with my son's mandrakes." So he took her to bed that night.
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|The Hebrew phrase "to hire, I have hired you" is repeated for emphasis. "Hire" can mean "rent" or "engage for wages."
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|And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
|And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
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|God listened to Leah, and she fell pregnant, and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
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|And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
|And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
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|Leah said, "God has paid me my wages for giving my handmaid to my husband!" So she named the boy [[Issaachar]].
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|Which in Hebrew means "rent" or "wages."
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|And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
|And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
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|Leah fell pregnant yet again, and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob.
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|And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
|And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
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|Now Leah said, "God has settled a generous dowry on me. Now my husband will prefer me, because I have given birth to six sons for him." So she named the boy [[Zebulun]].
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|Which in Hebrew means "dowry" or "endowment."
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|And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
|And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
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|After that, she gave birth to a daughter, and named her [[Dinah]].
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|And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
|And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
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|Now God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
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|And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
|And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
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|She fell pregnant, and gave birth to a son, and said, "God has taken away my shame!"
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|And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
|And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
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|She named the lad [[Joseph]], and said, The [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] will add another son to me."
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|The name ''Joseph'' literally means ''[[YHWH]] shall add''.
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|And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
|And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
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|When Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to [[Laban]], "Send me away, so that I may go to my own place and land."
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|Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
|Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
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|"Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and I will go. You know my service that I have done to you."
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|And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
|And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
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|Laban said to him, "Please stay, if you like me at all. The auguries have told me that the L<small>ORD</small>'s blessings on me are due to you."
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|And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
|And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
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|He said, "Specify your wages, and I will pay them."
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|And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
|And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
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|And he said to him, "You know how I have served you, and how your cattle herd has grown under my management."
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|For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
|For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
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|"You started out with few cattle before I came, and your herd has swelled to a multitude, and the L<small>ORD</small> has blessed you since I came. Now when do I start providing for my own household as well?"
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|And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
|And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
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|And he said, "What would you have me give you?" And Jacob said, "Don't give me anything. Just do this one thing for me, and I will graze and keep your flock."
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|"To graze" means "to allow to graze" here.
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|I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
|I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
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|"I will pass through your whole flock today, to take away from it all the speckled and flecked cattle, and all the brown lambs among the sheep, and the flecked and speckled goats. This will be my wage."
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|So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
|So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
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|"My righteousness will answer for me in future, when it will come for my wages before you: every one that is neither speckled nor flecked among the goats, nor brown among the sheep, that is in my possession, you may consider stolen."
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|A common technique even today: anticipate the possible use of "fighting words."
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|And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
|And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
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|Laban said, "All right, I'll take your word on that."
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|And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
|And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
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|So on that day he removed the billy-goats that were striped and flecked, and all the nanny-goats that were speckled and flecked, and every specimen having any white in it, and all the brown specimens among the sheep, and entrusted these to his sons.
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|And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
|And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
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|Then he put a distance of three days' journey between himself and Jacob. Jacob then set the rest of Laban's flocks and herds out to graze.
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|And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
|And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
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|Then Jacob took for himself some smooth green sticks of white [[poplar]], and [[hazel]] and [[chestnut]]. He peeled away the bark to make the white resin appear in the sticks.
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|And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
|And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
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|He set these peeled sticks before the flocks, in the basins of the watering troughts, when the flocks came to drink, so that they might fall pregnant when they came to drink.
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|And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
|And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
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|The ewes, nannies, and cows fell pregnant among the sticks, and gave birth to lambs, kids, and cattle that were striped, spotted, and flecked.
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|And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.
|And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.
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|Jacob separated the sheep, and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped ones, and all the brown ones in Laban's flock. He put his own flocks apart, and did not place them near Laban's cattle.
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|And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
|And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
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|So it happened that whenever the more sinewy cattle were in conception season, Jacob set the sticks in the faces of the cattle in the troughs, so that they might conceive among the sticks.
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|But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
|But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
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|But when the cattle were droopy, he did not put the sticks in. So the droopy cattle belonged to Laban, and the sinewy cattle belonged to Jacob.
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|And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
|And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
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|The man thus grew very, very rich, and had a lot of livestock, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and donkeys.
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==Chapter 31==
==Chapter 31==