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CHAP. XXXI.

FTER he heard the words of Labans sonnes saying: Iacob hath taken al that was our fathers, and being enriched of his substance, is become great: and perceauing also Labans countenance, that it was not towards him as yesterday and the other day, especially our Lord saying to him: Returne in the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I wil be with thee; he sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field where he fed the flockes, and said to them: I see yours fathers countenance that it is not towards me as yesterday and the other day: and the God of my father hath been with me. And yourselues know that I haue serued your father to the vttermost of my power. Yea your father also hath circumuented me, and hath changed my wages ten times: and yet God hath not suffred him to hurt me. If at any time he said: They of diuers colours shal be thy wages; al the sheepe brought forth young of diuers colours. But when he said contrarie: Thou shalt take al the white ones for thy wages; al the flockes brought forth white ones And God hath taken your fathers substance, and giuen it to me. For after the time came of the ewes conceauing, I lifted vp mine eyes, and saw in my sleepe the males ascending vpon the females of diuers colours, and the spotted, and the speckled. And the Angel of God said to me in sleep: Iacob? And I answered: Here I am. Who said: Lift vp thine eyes, and see al the males ascending vpon the females, them of diuers colours, the spotted and the speckled. For I haue seen al things that Laban hath done to thee. I am the God of Bethel, where thou didest annoint the stone, and didest vow the vow vnto me. Now therefore arise, and goe out of this land, returning into the land of thy natiuitie. And Rachel and Lia answered: Haue we any thing left in the goods and heritage of our fathers house? Hath he not reputed vs as strangers, and sold vs, and eaten vp the price of vs? But God hath taken our fathers riches, and deliuered them to vs, and to our children: wherefore do al things, that God hath commanded thee. Rh