Study it in the app“It happened at the time when the flock was in heat that I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream, and look, the male goats that were mounting the flock were streaked, speckled, and mottled.”
It happenedוַיְהִיat the timeבְּעֵתwhen the flockהַצֹּאןwas in heatיַחֵםthat I liftedוָאֶשָּׂאmy eyesעֵינַיand sawוָאֵרֶאin a dream,בַּחֲלוֹםand look,וְהִנֵּהthe male goatsהָעַתֻּדִיםthat were mountingהָעֹלִיםthe flockעַל הַצֹּאןwere streaked,עֲקֻדִּיםspeckled,נְקֻדִּיםand mottled.וּבְרֻדִּים
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearstime
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearsmate
For male and female to come together to have young.
Where else “yachem” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appearsdream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalom” appearsmale goat
The male of the goat, offered in sacrifice.
Where else “atudim” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “olim” appearsstriped
Striped, with bands.
Where else “akudim” appearsspeckled
Speckled, with small spots.
Where else “nekudim” appearsspotted
Spotted, mottled, as if speckled with hail.
Where else “verudim” appears9So Elohim has taken away the livestock of your father and given it to me.
10 · This verse (above)
11Then the angel of Elohim said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob!’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?
