So he removedon that daythe stripedand spottedmalegoatsand allthe speckledand spottedfemalegoats,everyonewith whitein it, and allthe blackonesamong the sheep,and gavethem into the careof his sons.
let me passthrough your entireflocktoday,removingfrom thereeveryspeckledand spottedsheepand everyblackoneamong the lambsand the spottedand speckledamong the goats;and [such] shall be my wages.
Labansaid,"Good,let it be according to your word."
And he put[a distance of] threedays'journeybetweenhimself and Jacob,and Jacobfedthe restof Laban'sflocks.
"Thus Godhas takenawayyour father'slivestockand given[them] to me.
you shall say,'Your servantshave beenkeepersof livestockfrom our youtheven untilnow,bothwe and our fathers,'that you may livein the landof Goshen;for everyshepherdis loathsometo the Egyptians."
