my wives: Genesis 29:19-20, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:31, Genesis 31:41; Hosea 12:12
for thou: Genesis 30:29-30, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 31:38-40
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Genesis 30:26
Genesis 30:26
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