Genesis
Genesis 31:12
12‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look up | שָׂא־ | śā- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and see | וּרְאֵה֙ | ū·rə·’êh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the males | הָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ | hā·‘at·tu·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6260 he-goat |
| that are mating | הָעֹלִ֣ים | hā·‘ō·lîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| with | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the flock | הַצֹּ֔אן | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| are streaked | עֲקֻדִּ֥ים | ‘ă·qud·dîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6124 striped, streaked |
| spotted | וּבְרֻדִּ֑ים | ū·ḇə·rud·dîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H1261 spotted, marked |
| or speckled | נְקֻדִּ֖ים | nə·qud·dîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H5348 speckled |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have seen | רָאִ֔יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Laban | לָבָ֖ן | lā·ḇān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3837 Laban |
| has done | עֹ֥שֶׂה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to you | לָּֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Cross-references
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Exodus 3:7 · Genesis 31:42 · Deuteronomy 24:15 · Acts 7:34 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Ephesians 6:9 · Leviticus 19:13 · Genesis 30:37–43 · Psalm 139:3 · Exodus 3:9 · Psalm 12:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.