Laban and the Sons of Jacob

Jacob is left with the flock, but with no, with none of these animals. The idea was that all the new borns were going to be his. So what laban has basically done is set it up so that, in principle, am jacob is going to get nothing for his work. He tells rachel and lea: i see your father's countenance, that it's toward me as before. But the god of my father has been with me. And you know, with all my power i've served your father. And your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but god so far has suffered him not to hurt me....