Jacob, Joseph & Egypt

And he put them in the troughs, where the water was poured out; that when the flocks should come to drink, they might have the rods before their eyes, and in the sight of them might conceive.

And it came to pass, that in the very heat of coition, the sheep beheld the rods, and brought forth spotted, and of divers colours, and speckled.

And Jacob separated the flock, and put the rods in the troughs before the eyes of the rams; and all the white and the black were Laban's, and the rest were Jacob's, when the flocks were separated one from the other.

So when the ewes went first to ram, Jacob put the rods in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams, and of the ewes, that they might conceive while they were looking upon them.

But when the later coming was, and the last conceiving, he did not put them. And those that were lateward, became Laban's; and they of the first time, Jacob's.

And the man was enriched exceedingly, and he had many flocks, maid-servants and men-servants, camels and asses.

But after that he had heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying: Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's, and being enriched by his substance is become great.

And perceiving also, that Laban's countenance was not towards him as yesterday and the other day.

Especially the Lord saying to him: Return into the land of thy fathers and to thy kindred, and I will be with thee.

He sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks,

And said to them: I see your father's countenance is not towards me as yesterday and the other day: but the God of my father hath been with me.

And you know that I have served your father to the uttermost of my power.

Yea your father hath also overreached me, and hath changed my wages ten times: and yet God hath not suffered him to hurt me.

If at any time, he said: The speckled shall be thy wages: all the sheep brought forth speckled: but when he said on the contrary: Thou shalt take all the white one for thy wages: all the flocks brought forth white ones.

And God hath taken your father's substance, and given it to me.

For after the time came of the ewes conceiving, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in my sleep, that the males which leaped upon the females were of divers colours, and spotted, and speckled.

And the angel of God said to me in my sleep: Jacob. And I answered: Here I am.

And he said: Lift up thy eyes, and see that all the males leaping upon the females, are of divers colours, spotted and speckled. For I have seen all that Laban hath done to thee.

I am the God of Bethel, where thou didst anoint the stone, and make a vow to me. Now therefore arise, and go out of this land, and return into thy native country.

And Rachel and Lia answered: Have we any thing left among the goods and inheritance of our father's house?

Hath he not counted us as strangers, and sold us, and eaten up the price of us?

But God hath taken our father's riches, and delivered them to us, and to our children: wherefore, do all that God hath commanded thee.

Then Jacob rose up, and having set his children and wives upon camels, went his way.

And he took all his substance, and flocks, and whatsoever he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and went forward to Isaac, his father, to the land of Chanaan.

At that time Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols.