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What did Yaakov mean when he told Rachel and Leah that he had worked for Lavan with all his strength?

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Ramban: What he meant was that from the beginning (the initial fourteen years) he worked for Lavan with all his strength, and Lavan was blessed due to him - and perhaps Lavan now had a vast amount of sheep - albeit from the weaker animals, and that Lavan's sons' accusations were based purely on jealousy, but were otherwise unfounded.

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Ha'amek Davar: I was not lenient even about guarding; if so, surely I did not do overt injustice (like he claims)!

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