10. “During the breeding season I had a dream, and I saw that the male goats that were mating were striped, spotted, and speckled.
11. The angel of God spoke to me in the dream and said, ‘Jacob!’ ‘Yes,’ I answered.
12. ‘Look,’ he continued, ‘all the male goats that are mating are striped, spotted, and speckled. I am making this happen because I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.
13. I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you dedicated a stone as a memorial by pouring olive oil on it and where you made a vow to me. Now get ready to go back to the land where you were born.’ ”
14. Rachel and Leah answered Jacob, “There is nothing left for us to inherit from our father.