Genesis 31:9

Plain English Version

You know, God was the one that made those things happen. It’s like God took away your father’s animals and gave them to me.”

Cross References

Genesis 30:39

So whenever the males and females did that, those spotty branches were there in front of them. Later on, when their baby animals were born, they had spots and stripes on their wool.

Genesis 31:1

Laban’s sons talked to each other about Jacob. They said, “Jacob took everything that our father owned, and now it all belongs to Jacob, and he is rich.” And Jacob heard that Laban’s sons said those things.

Genesis 31:10

Then Jacob said, “One time, I had a dream. It was the month when the male and female animals join together to make babies. In that dream, I saw male and female goats joining together, and all the male goats had black and white spots and stripes on their wool.

Genesis 31:16

But God took away some of our father’s animals and gave them to you, and you got rich. So now all those animals and good things, they belong to us and our kids.” Then Rachel and Leah said to Jacob, “Do whatever God told you to do.”

Genesis 32:14

He picked 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 female sheep, 20 male sheep,

Matthew 20:15

It’s all right for me to do what I want with my own money, right? If I’m good to somebody, don’t get upset with me.’ ”