25. After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me off so that I can go to my own place and my own country.
26. Give me my wives and children whom I’ve worked for, and I will go. You know the work I’ve done for you."
27. Laban said to him, "Do me this favor. I’ve discovered by a divine sign that the Lord has blessed me because of you,
28. so name your price and I will pay it."
29. Jacob said to him, "You know how I’ve worked for you, and how well your livestock have done with me.
30. While in my care, what little you had has multiplied a great deal. The Lord blessed you wherever I took your livestock. Now, when will I be able to work for my own household too?"
31. Laban said, "What will I pay you?"Jacob said, "Don’t pay me anything. If you will do this for me, I will take care of your flock again, and keep a portion.
32. I will go through the entire flock today, taking out all of the speckled and spotted sheep, all of the black male lambs, and all of the spotted and speckled female goats. That will be my price.
33. I will be completely honest with you: when you come to check on our agreement, every female goat with me that isn’t speckled or spotted and every male lamb with me that isn’t black will be considered stolen."
34. Laban said, "All right; let’s do it."
35. However, on that very day Laban took out the striped and spotted male goats and all of the speckled and spotted female goats—any with some white in it—and all of the black male lambs, and gave them to his sons.