Genesis

Genesis 31:7–8

⁷And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. ⁸If 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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Genesis 31:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And although he	וַאֲבִיכֶן֙	wa·’ă·ḇî·ḵen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine plural	H1 father
has cheated	הֵ֣תֶל	hê·ṯel	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2048 deceive, mock
me	בִּ֔י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
and changed	וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף	wə·he·ḥĕ·lip̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
my wages	מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י	maś·kur·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4909 wages
ten	עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת	‘ă·śe·reṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H6235 ten
times	מֹנִ֑ים	mō·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4489 counted number, time
God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
allowed him	נְתָנ֣וֹ	nə·ṯā·nōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to harm me	לְהָרַ֖ע	lə·hā·ra‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7489 be evil, bad

Genesis 31:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he said	יֹאמַ֗ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The speckled	נְקֻדִּים֙	nə·qud·dîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5348 speckled
will be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your wages	שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ	śə·ḵā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7939 hire, wages
then the whole	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
flock	הַצֹּ֖אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
bore	וְיָלְד֥וּ	wə·yā·lə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
speckled offspring	נְקֻדִּ֑ים	nə·qud·dîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5348 speckled
If	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he said	יֹאמַ֗ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The streaked	עֲקֻדִּים֙	‘ă·qud·dîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6124 striped, streaked
will be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your wages	שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ	śə·ḵā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7939 hire, wages
then the whole	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
flock	הַצֹּ֖אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
bore	וְיָלְד֥וּ	wə·yā·lə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
streaked offspring	עֲקֻדִּֽים׃	‘ă·qud·dîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6124 striped, streaked

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Genesis 31:7 Numbers 14:22 · Genesis 31:41 · Zechariah 8:23 · Nehemiah 4:12 · Psalm 37:28 · Genesis 31:29 · Isaiah 4:1 · Isaiah 54:17 · Genesis 20:6 · Leviticus 26:26 · Job 1:10 · Job 19:3

Genesis 31:8 Genesis 30:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.