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39 And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

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39 they mated in front of the branches.(A) And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.(B)

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35 And the people of Israel did as Moses had instructed; they asked the Egyptians for clothing and articles of silver and gold. 36 The Lord caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites, and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for. So they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth!

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35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(A) and for clothing.(B) 36 The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed(C) toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered(D) the Egyptians.

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42 In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac[a]—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”

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Footnotes

  1. 31:42 Or and the Fear of Isaac.

42 If the God of my father,(A) the God of Abraham(B) and the Fear of Isaac,(C) had not been with me,(D) you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands,(E) and last night he rebuked you.(F)

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40 “I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.

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40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.(A)

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38 “For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.

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38 “I have been with you for twenty years now.(A) Your sheep and goats have not miscarried,(B) nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

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In this way, God has taken your father’s animals and given them to me.

10 “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted. 11 Then in my dream, the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Yes, here I am.’

12 “The angel said, ‘Look up, and you will see that only the streaked, speckled, and spotted males are mating with the females of your flock. For I have seen how Laban has treated you.

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So God has taken away your father’s livestock(A) and has given them to me.(B)

10 “In breeding season I once had a dream(C) in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. 11 The angel of God(D) said to me in the dream,(E) ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’(F) 12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted,(G) for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(H)

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