“And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.”
Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob continued to tend the rest of Laban's flocks. The three-day distance is the margin Laban calculates will prevent Jacob from breeding the spotted animals with the standard ones. The distance is Laban's insurance. The application: Laban's precaution sets the stage for Jacob's counter-move. The exploitation that has characterized Laban's management of Jacob across fourteen years is now being extended into the new arrangement.
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