25. After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Send me on my way so that I can go back to my own homeland.
26. Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.’
27. But Laban said to him, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.’
28. He added, ‘Name your wages, and I will pay them.’
29. Jacob said to him, ‘You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.