American Standard Version
"Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. "
— Genesis 31:9, American Standard Version
“Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.”
“Thus God has taken away your father's livestock, and given them to me.”
“In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.”
“And God hath taken your father's substance, and given it to me.”
“So God has taken away your father's cattle and has given them to me.”
“Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.”
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.
Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.
And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.
And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.