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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 31, Verse 12

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And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, [saying], Jacob: And I said, Here [am] I.
King James Version
And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle [are] ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
American Standard Version
And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
New English Translation
Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.
World English Bible
He said, 'Now lift up your eyes, and behold, all the male goats which leap on the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled, for I have seen all that Laban does to you.
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I [am] the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, [and] where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
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And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, [Is there] yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
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Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
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For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that [is] ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
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Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
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And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
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And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that [were] her father's.
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And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
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So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face [toward] the mount Gilead.
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And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.