Study it in the app“He said, ‘Lift up, please, your eyes and see: all the male goats that are mounting the flock are streaked, speckled, and mottled; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.”
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר‘Lift up,שָׂאplease,נָאyour eyesעֵינֶיךָand see:וּרְאֵהallכָּלthe male goatsהָעַתֻּדִיםthat are mountingהָעֹלִיםthe flockעַל הַצֹּאןare streaked,עֲקֻדִּיםspeckled,נְקֻדִּיםand mottled;וּבְרֻדִּיםforכִּיI have seenרָאִיתִיallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרLabanלָבָןis doingעֹשֶׂהto you.לָּךְ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “sa” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ree” 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” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” 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” appearsLaban
Laban, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's father-in-law, who lived in Haran. Also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “lavan” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears11Then the angel of Elohim said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob!’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’
12 · This verse (above)
13I am El of Bethel, where you anointed a standing stone, where you made to me a vow. Now get up, leave this land and return to the land of your kindred.’”
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?
