Genesis 31:38
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Have I, therefore, been with thee twenty years? thy ewes and goats were not barren, the rams of thy flocks I did not eat:

twenty.

Genesis 31:41 And in this manner have I served thee in thy house twenty years, fourteen for thy daughters, and six for thy flocks: thou hast changed also my wages ten times.

ewes.

Genesis 30:27,30 Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned, by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake. . . .

Exodus 23:26 There shall not be one fruitless nor barren in thy land: I will fill the number of thy days.

Deuteronomy 28:4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the droves of thy herds, and the folds of thy sheep.

the rams.

Ezekiel 34:2-4 Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the flocks be fed by the shepherds? . . .

Context
Laban Pursues Jacob
37And searched all my household stuff? What hast thou found of all the substance of thy house? lay it here before my brethren, and thy brethren, and let them judge between me and thee. 38Have I, therefore, been with thee twenty years? thy ewes and goats were not barren, the rams of thy flocks I did not eat:39Neither did I shew thee that which the beast had torn; I made good all the damage: whatsoever was lost by theft, thou didst exact it of me:…
Cross References
Genesis 31:10
For after the time came of the ewes conceiving, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in my sleep, that the males which leaped upon the females were of divers colours, and spotted, and speckled.

Genesis 31:37
And searched all my household stuff? What hast thou found of all the substance of thy house? lay it here before my brethren, and thy brethren, and let them judge between me and thee.

Genesis 31:39
Neither did I shew thee that which the beast had torn; I made good all the damage: whatsoever was lost by theft, thou didst exact it of me:

Lexicon
I have
אָנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

been with
עִמָּ֔ךְ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

you for
זֶה֩ (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

twenty
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth

years now.
שָׁנָ֤ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year

Your sheep
רְחֵלֶ֥יךָ (rə·ḥê·le·ḵā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7353: A ewe

and goats
וְעִזֶּ֖יךָ (wə·‘iz·ze·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5795: Female goat

have not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

miscarried,
שִׁכֵּ֑לוּ (šik·kê·lū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7921: To miscarry, suffer abortion, to bereave

nor have I
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

eaten
אָכָֽלְתִּי׃ (’ā·ḵā·lə·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

the rams
וְאֵילֵ֥י (wə·’ê·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

of your flock.
צֹאנְךָ֖ (ṣō·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock


Additional Translations
I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.This twenty years have I been with you; your ewes and your she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of your flock have I not eaten.

These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

These twenty years have I been with thee; thy sheep, and thy she-goats have not failed in bearing; I devoured not the rams of thy cattle.

These twenty years have I been with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten.

This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

These twenty years have I been with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

"These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not cast their young, and I haven't eaten the rams of your flocks.

These twenty years I am with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not miscarried, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten;
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