Genesis 31:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.”
Genesis 31:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 31:8 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 31:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore streaked.”
Genesis 31:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 31:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked. ”
Genesis 31:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 31:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`If he say thus: The speckled are thy hire, then bare all the flock speckled ones; and if he say thus: The ring-streaked are thy hire, then bare all the flock ring-streaked;”
Genesis 31:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 31:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If he said thus; The speckled shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore speckled; and if he said thus: The ringstraked shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore ringstraked. ”
Genesis 31:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 31:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If he thus sayd, The spotted shall be thy wages, then all the sheepe bare spotted: and if he sayd thus, the party coloured shalbe thy rewarde, then bare all the sheepe particoloured.”
Genesis 31:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 31:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“If he would say, 'Speckled ones shall be your wages,' then all the flock bore speckled. And if he would say, 'Striped ones shall be your wages,' then all the flock bore striped.”
Genesis 31:8 — The Living Sword
Genesis 31:8 in Context — Genesis 31
6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
What Does Genesis 31:8 Mean?
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