Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”

Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”

that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say, ‘It is I who made Abram rich.’

If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”

You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

He said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.

that I must go down and see if they are as wicked as the outcry suggests. If not, I want to know.”

When she had done so, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have drunk as much as they want.”

Silently the man watched her with interest to determine if the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

When food was served, he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.” “Tell us,” Laban said.

but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’

But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me on account of you.”

Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” “I will not let you go,” Jacob replied, “unless you bless me.”

We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart.”

If you send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you.

Then Joseph said, “If your money is gone, bring your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”

Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way.”

If he said, ‘The speckled animals will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to speckled offspring. But if he said, ‘The streaked animals will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to streaked offspring.

“This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.