and said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 31:5 in context
Genesis 31:2–8
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Jacob saw the expression on Laban’s face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
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The LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
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Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,
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and said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
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You know that I have served your father with all of my strength.
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Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.
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If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore streaked.
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