Add parallel Print Page Options

12 “‘Look around!’ he said. ‘Go ahead, look! All the male goats have been mating with the flock, producing offspring that are streaked, speckled, and spotted, because I’ve been watching everything that Laban has done to you. 13 I am the God of Bethel, the place where you consecrated that stone and made a vow to me. Now get up, leave this territory, and return to your native land.’”[a]

Rachel and Leah Consent to Leave

14 Then Rachel and Leah asked him, “Do we have anything left of inheritance[b] remaining in our father’s house?

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:13 Lit. to the land of your birth
  2. Genesis 31:14 Lit. portion and inheritance

12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted,(A) for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(B) 13 I am the God of Bethel,(C) where you anointed a pillar(D) and where you made a vow(E) to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.(F)’”

14 Then Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we still have any share(G) in the inheritance of our father’s estate?

Read full chapter