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Jacob Prepares to Leave Laban
Genesis 31:1-16
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Now he heard the words of Labans sonnes, saying, Iaakob hath taken away all that was our fathers, and of our fathers goods hath he gotten all this honour.
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Also Iaakob beheld the countenance of Laban, that it was not towards him as in times past:
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And the Lord had said vnto Iaakob, Turne againe into the lande of thy fathers, and to thy kinred, and I wilbe with thee.
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Therefore Iaakob sent and called Rahel and Leah to the fielde vnto his flocke.
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Then sayde hee vnto them, I see your fathers countenance, that it is not towardes me as it was wont, and the God of my father hath bene with me.
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And yee knowe that I haue serued your father with all my might.
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But your father hath deceiued me, and changed my wages tenne times: but God suffred him not to hurt me.
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If he thus sayd, The spotted shall be thy wages, then all the sheepe bare spotted: and if he sayd thus, the party coloured shalbe thy rewarde, then bare all the sheepe particoloured.
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Thus hath God taken away your fathers substance, and giuen it me.
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For in ramming time I lifted vp mine eyes and saw in a dreame, and beholde, ye hee goates leaped vpon the shee goates, that were partie coloured with litle and great spots spotted.
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And the Angel of God sayde to mee in a dreame, Iaakob. And I answered, Lo, I am here.
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And he sayde, Lift vp nowe thine eyes, and see all the hee goates leaping vpon ye shee goates that are partie coloured, spotted with litle and great spots: for I haue seene all that Laban doeth vnto thee.
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I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anoyntedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vowe vnto me. Nowe arise, get thee out of this countrey and returne vnto ye land where thou wast borne.
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Then answered Rahel and Leah, and sayde vnto him, Haue wee any more porcion and inheritance in our fathers house?
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Doeth not he count vs as strangers? for he hath solde vs, and hath eaten vp and consumed our money.
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Therefore all the riches, which God hath taken from our father, is ours and our childrens: nowe then whatsoeuer God hath saide vnto thee, doe it.
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