Jacob continues to speak to Laban.

## Twenty years ##

"20 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

## ewes ##

female sheep.

## miscarried ##

to have a pregnancy end early and unexpectedly

## What was torn by beasts I did not bring to you ##

Alternate translation: "When a wild animal killed one of your animals I did not bring it to you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## Instead, I bore the loss of it. ##

"Instead of counting it a loss from your flock, I counted it as a loss from my flock."

## There I was; in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night ##

"I stayed with your flocks even during hottest part of the day and the coldest part of the night."