Genesis 31:8
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 31:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn er so sprach: Die gesprenkelten sollen dein Lohn sein, dann gebaren alle Herden gesprenkelte; und wenn er so sprach: Die gestreiften sollen dein Lohn sein, dann gebaren alle Herden gestreifte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Si él decía así: Los pintados serán tu salario; entonces todas las ovejas parían pintados: y si decía así: Los listados serán tu salario; entonces todas las ovejas parían listados.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se ele dizia assim: Os pintados serão teu salário; então todas as ovelhas geravam pintados: e se dizia assim: Os listrados serão teu salário; então todas as ovelhas geravam listrados.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando ele dizia: 'Os animais manchados serão teu salário', então, todo o rebanho nascia manchado. E, quando ele dizia: 'Os listrados serão o teu salário,' então, todo o rebanho nascia listrado.
📖 Genesis 31:8 in Context
6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
7And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
8If 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.
9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
10And 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.
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