Genesis 31:9

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

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

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8If he said thus, The speckled shall be your wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The striped with bands shall be your hire; then bare all the cattle striped with bands.

10And 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 striped with bands, speckled, and greyed.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:39And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle striped with bands, speckled, and spotted.

Genesis 31:16For all the riches which God has taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God has said unto you, do.

Esther 8:1On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

Proverbs 13:22A good man left an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:2-17

Jacob's Departure. ( b. c. 1739.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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