American Standard Version
"And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. "
— Genesis 30:34, American Standard Version
“And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.”
“Laban said, "Behold, let it be according to your word."”
““Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.””
“And Laban said: I like well what thou demandest.”
“And Laban said, Let it be as you say.”
“And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.”
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.
I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when thou shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that, if found with me, shall be counted stolen.
And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons;
and he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.