Genesis 31:8
If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring.
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ASV
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.
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.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| כֹּ֣ה | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| יֹאמַ֗ר | yo.Mar | he said | H559 → |
| נְקֻדִּים֙ | ne.ku.Dim | speckled [ones] | H5348 → |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yih.Yeh | it will be | H1961 → |
| שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ | se.kha.Re.kha | wage[s] your | H7939 → |
| וְיָלְד֥וּ | ve.yal.Du | and they bore | H3205 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| הַצֹּ֖אן | ha.Tzon | the flock | H6629 → |
| נְקֻדִּ֑ים | ne.ku.Dim | speckled [ones] | H5348 → |
| וְאִם־ | ve.'im- | and if | H518 → |
| כֹּ֣ה | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| יֹאמַ֗ר | yo.Mar | he said | H559 → |
| עֲקֻדִּים֙ | 'a.ku.Dim | striped [ones] | H6124 → |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yih.Yeh | it will be | H1961 → |
| שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ | se.kha.Re.kha | wage[s] your | H7939 → |
| וְיָלְד֥וּ | ve.yal.Du | and they bore | H3205 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| הַצֹּ֖אן | ha.Tzon | the flock | H6629 → |
| עֲקֻדִּֽים׃ | 'a.ku.Dim | striped [ones] | H6124 → |
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