The Meaning of Genesis 30:32 Explained

Genesis 30:32

KJV: I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

YLT: I pass through all thy flock to-day to turn aside from thence every sheep speckled and spotted, and every brown sheep among the lambs, and speckled and spotted among the goats -- and it hath been my hire;

Darby: I will pass through all thy flock to-day, to remove thence all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and that shall be my hire.

ASV: I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such'shall be my hire.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 30:32?

MEANING: What does Genesis 30:32 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 30:32 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 30:32?

What is the context of Genesis 30:32?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire.

What does Genesis 30:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 30:25-43 - Jacob's Flocks Increase

There is little in this story to the credit of Jacob, and nothing to choose between him and Laban. They are well matched one against another; and if anything, Jacob excelled in cunning. The heir of the promises deals with the child of this world on the principles of which men of honor would refuse to make use. We feel inclined to pity Laban, who had never seen the angel-ladder, or shared the great promises which had surrounded the path of his relative. He trusted this man of the chosen tribe, but was to be woefully deceived. But are there not many professing Christians who are playing Jacob's part today? While holding high positions in the religious world, they stoop to practices to which men of the world would be no parties. We hear but little more of Laban, but Jacob is destined to pass through the fire of trouble, by which the dross will be consumed and his soul made white and purified. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 30

¹ Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob
⁵ Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali
⁹ Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher
¹⁴ Reuben finds mandrakes,
¹⁵ with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel
¹⁷ Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah
²² Rachel bears Joseph
²⁵ Jacob desires to depart
²⁷ Laban detains him on a new agreement
³⁷ Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich

What do the individual words in Genesis 30:32 mean?

Let me pass through all your flock today removing from there all the sheep speckled and spotted and all the brown ones among the lambs and the spotted and speckled among the goats and [these] shall be my wages

אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר בְּכָל־ צֹֽאנְךָ֜ הַיּ֗וֹם הָסֵ֨ר מִשָּׁ֜ם כָּל־ שֶׂ֣ה ׀ נָקֹ֣ד וְטָל֗וּא וְכָל־ שֶׂה־ חוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים וְטָל֥וּא וְנָקֹ֖ד בָּעִזִּ֑ים וְהָיָ֖ה שְׂכָרִֽי

אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר	Let me pass
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
בְּכָל־	through all
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
צֹֽאנְךָ֜	your flock
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: צֹאן Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
הַיּ֗וֹם	today
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הָסֵ֨ר	removing
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מִשָּׁ֜ם	from there
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb Root: שָׁם Sense: there, thither.
שֶׂ֣ה ׀	the sheep
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׂה Sense: one of a flock, lamb, sheep, goat, young sheep, young goat.
נָקֹ֣ד	speckled
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: נָקֹד Sense: speckled, marked with points.
וְטָל֗וּא	and spotted
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: טָלָא Sense: to patch, spot, be spotted, be coloured.
וְכָל־	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
חוּם֙	brown ones
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: חוּם Sense: dark colour, darkened, dark brown or black.
בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים	among the lambs
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: כֶּשֶׂב Sense: lamb, young ram, sheep.
וְטָל֥וּא	and the spotted
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: טָלָא Sense: to patch, spot, be spotted, be coloured.
וְנָקֹ֖ד	and speckled
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular Root: נָקֹד Sense: speckled, marked with points.
בָּעִזִּ֑ים	among the goats
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: עֵז Sense: female goat, she-goat, goat, kid.
וְהָיָ֖ה	and [these] shall be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
שְׂכָרִֽי	my wages
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: שָׂכָר Sense: hire, wages.

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