This was my lot for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave for you– fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!

我这二十年在你家里，为你的两个女儿服侍你十四年，为你的羊群服侍你六年，你又十次改了我的工价。

我这二十年在你家里，为你两个女儿服事了你十四年，为你的羊群服事了你六年，你却十次更改我的工资。

我这二十年在你家里，为你两个女儿服事了你十四年，为你的羊群服事了你六年，你却十次更改我的工资。

这二十年来，我为了你的两个女儿，替你工作了十四年，又用了六年才从你那里得到这些羊，你把我的工钱更改了十次。

我这二十年在你的家里，为你的两个女儿服事了你十四年；为你的羊群服事了你六年；你又十次改了我的工资。

这二十年来，我在你家里，为你的两个女儿服事了你十四年，为你的羊群服事了你六年；你还十次更改了我的工酬。

我這二十年在你家裏，為你的兩個女兒服事你十四年，為你的羊羣服事你六年，你又十次改了我的工價。

我這二十年在你家裏，為你兩個女兒服事了你十四年，為你的羊羣服事了你六年，你卻十次更改我的工資。

我這二十年在你家裏，為你兩個女兒服事了你十四年，為你的羊羣服事了你六年，你卻十次更改我的工資。

這二十年來，我為了你的兩個女兒，替你工作了十四年，又用了六年才從你那裡得到這些羊，你把我的工錢更改了十次。

我這二十年在你的家裡，為你的兩個女兒服事了你十四年；為你的羊群服事了你六年；你又十次改了我的工資。

我這二十年在你家裏；為了你的兩個女兒，我服事你十四年；為了你的羊羣，我服事你六年；你竟十次八次地更換了我的工價。

這二十年來，我在你家裡，為你的兩個女兒服事了你十四年，為你的羊群服事了你六年；你還十次更改了我的工酬。

我居爾家、歷二十年、為爾二女、服役十四年、為爾羣羊六年、而爾十易我值、

如此我居爾家、歷二十年、役事於爾者、為爾二女十四年、為爾牲畜六年、爾乃易我值、至於十次。

如此我居爾家役事爾歷二十年、十四年為爾二女、六年為爾群畜、爾乃易我值、至於十次、

It was like this for the twenty years I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.

That’s what it was like for the 20 years I was living with you. I worked for 14 years to marry your two daughters. I worked for six years to get my share of your flocks. You changed my pay ten times.

These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times!

For twenty years in your household I served you— fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks— and you have changed my wages ten times!

For these twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you changed my wages ten times.

Thus I have been in your house twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

For 20 years I have worked in your household— 14 years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks— and you have changed my wages 10 times!

Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.

Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said,“ I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”Laban replied,“ I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.Finally Jacob said to Laban,“ Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her.”So Laban invited all the people of that place and prepared a feast.In the evening he brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had marital relations with her.( Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“ What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”“ It is not our custom here,” Laban replied,“ to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work.”Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.( Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years.

“ I have been with you for the past twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

My integrity will testify for me later on. When you come to verify that I’ve taken only the wages we agreed on, if I have in my possession any goat that is not speckled or spotted or any sheep that is not dark-colored, it will be considered stolen.”“ Agreed!” said Laban,“ It will be as you say.”So that day Laban removed the male goats that were streaked or spotted, all the female goats that were speckled or spotted( all that had any white on them), and all the dark-colored lambs, and put them in the care of his sons.Then he separated them from Jacob by a three-day journey, while Jacob was taking care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.But Jacob took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees. He made white streaks by peeling them, making the white inner wood in the branches visible.Then he set up the peeled branches in all the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. He set up the branches in front of the flocks when they were in heat and came to drink.When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.Jacob removed these lambs, but he made the rest of the flock face the streaked and completely dark-colored animals in Laban’s flock. So he made separate flocks for himself and did not mix them with Laban’s flocks.

I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers,

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them– yet not I, but the grace of God with me.