Study it in the app“Let me pass through all your flock today, removing from there every animal speckled and spotted, and every dark animal among the lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and such will be my wages.”
Let me passאֶעֱבֹרthrough allבְּכָלyour flockצֹאנְךָtoday,הַיּוֹםremovingהָסֵרfrom thereמִשָּׁםeveryכָּלanimalשֶׂהspeckledנָקֹדand spotted,וְטָלוּאand everyוְכָלdarkחוּםanimalשֶׂהamong the lambs,בַּכְּשָׂבִיםand the spottedוְטָלוּאand speckledוְנָקֹדamong the goats;בָּעִזִּיםand such will beוְהָיָהmy wages.שְׂכָרִי
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “eevor” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearsremove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “haser” appearslamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appearsspeckled
Speckled, with small spots.
Where else “nakod” appearsspotted
Having spots or dots of another color on skin or coat, like some sheep and goats.
Where else “talu” appearsdark, black
Dark in color, black or brown.
Where else “chum” appearslamb
Lamb, young sheep.
Where else “kesavim” appearsgoat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appearswages
What is given to someone for the work he did, in money or goods.
Where else “sechari” appears31He said, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do for me this thing, I will again pasture your flock and keep it.
32 · This verse (above)
33So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, when you come to look over my wages before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, or dark among the lambs, if it is with me, will be counted as stolen.”
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?
