"ThesetwentyyearsI [have been] with you; your ewesand your femalegoatshave not miscarried,norhave I eatenthe ramsof your flocks.
But Labansaidto him, "Ifnowit pleasesyou, [stay with me]; I have divinedthat the LORDhas blessedme on your account."
But he saidto him, "You yourselfknowhowI have servedyou and howyour cattlehave faredwith me.
"For you hadlittlebeforeI came and it has increasedto a multitude,and the LORDhas blessedyou wherever I turned.But now,whenshall I providefor my own householdalso?"
"And it cameabout at the timewhen the flockwere matingthat I liftedup my eyesand sawin a dream,and behold,the malegoatswhich were mating[were] striped,speckled,and mottled.
"Thoughyou have feltthroughallmy goods,whathave you foundof allyour householdgoods?Set[it] herebeforemy kinsmenand your kinsmen,that they may decidebetweenus two.
"That which was torn[of beasts] I did not bringto you; I borethe lossof it myself.You requiredit of my hand[whether] stolenby dayor stolenby night.
"There shall be noone miscarryingor barrenin your land;I will fulfillthe numberof your days.
"Blessed[shall be] the offspringof your bodyand the produceof your groundand the offspringof your beasts,the increaseof your herdand the youngof your flock.
