“That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.”
I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night. The additional burden Jacob absorbed — losses from predators that he could legitimately have deducted — is evidence of service beyond what was required. The application: the pattern of going beyond what is required is the record of faithful service that cannot be easily dismissed.
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