When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

You took some of your clothing and made for yourself decorated high places; you engaged in prostitution on them. You went to him to become his.

Let me walk among all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and the spotted or speckled goats. These animals will be my wages.

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.

They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes. All their bread was dry and hard.

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.”