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Jacob Looses favor with Laban

Ge 31:1 ¶ And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

 5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

 6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

 8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

 9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

 10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.

 11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

 12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

 13 I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.