*Now, more than seven years must have gone by, because Jacob is asking Laban's permission to go back to Canaan. Laban doesn't want Jacob to leave. He has learned by that exact science of divination that Yahweh has made him rich because of Jacob. He offers to pay Jacob anything he wants if he will stay.
*Jacob says all he wants are all the speckled and spotted livestock. The ones that are un-streaked will be Laban's. Laban agrees. So the flock is divided into into two groups, and they go their separate ways. Jacob is in charge of Laban's flock. Laban's sons are in charge of Jacob's flock.
*What follows is a strange tale of genetic manipulation and selective breeding using peeled branches in water troughs, a method that no longer works for some reason. Anyway, Jacob managed to finagle a bigger, stronger flock than Laban's, and he grew rich in livestock and slaves.
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