Genesis 31:7-9
Easy-to-Read Version
7 But he cheated me. He has changed my pay ten times. But during all this time, God protected me from all of Laban’s tricks.
8 “At one time Laban said, ‘You can keep all the goats with spots. This will be your pay.’ After he said this, all the animals gave birth to spotted goats, so they were all mine. But then Laban said, ‘I will keep the spotted goats. You can have all the striped goats. That will be your pay.’ After he said this, all the animals gave birth to striped goats. 9 So God has taken the animals away from your father and has given them to me.
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Genesis 31:7-9
King James Version
7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
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Genesis 31:7-9
English Standard Version
7 yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages (A)ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. 8 If he said, (B)‘The spotted shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped. 9 Thus God has (C)taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.
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