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11 Then God's angel called me by name. I answered, 12 and he said, “Notice that all the rams are either spotted or speckled. I know everything Laban is doing to you, 13 (A) and I am the God you worshiped at Bethel,[a] when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here at once and return to the land where you were born.”

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  1. 31.13 you … Bethel: Or “who appeared to you at Bethel.”

11 The angel of God(A) said to me in the dream,(B) ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’(C) 12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted,(D) for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(E) 13 I am the God of Bethel,(F) where you anointed a pillar(G) and where you made a vow(H) to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.(I)’”

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