Genesis
Genesis 31:8
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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| 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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