The Meaning of Genesis 31:8 Explained

Genesis 31:8

KJV: 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.

YLT: 'If he say thus: The speckled are thy hire, then bare all the flock speckled ones; and if he say thus: The ring-streaked are thy hire, then bare all the flock ring-streaked;

Darby: If he said thus; The speckled shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore speckled; and if he said thus: The ringstraked shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore ringstraked.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 31:8?

MEANING: What does Genesis 31:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 31:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 31:8?

What is the context of Genesis 31:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Genesis 31:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 31:1-21 - Jacob Leaves Laban

Jacob was a remarkable mixture. He had an eminently religious nature, and had intimate dealings with God. Note Genesis 31:3; Genesis 31:5; Genesis 31:7; Genesis 31:18. But he grossly misrepresented God's dealings with him when he gave his wives the reasons on which he proposed flight. Note Genesis 31:9; Genesis 31:13. So the flesh and spirit struggle for mastery within us all, and only as the grace of God enters our hearts can we come into the absolute supremacy of the spiritual and divine, Galatians 5:17. The secret departure was very undignified and unworthy of the heir of the promises. The command to return was of God, and what He commands He becomes responsible for. Besides, had not the Almighty promised to keep him in all places? See Genesis 28:15. When we are on God's plan, we may reckon on Him absolutely. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 31

¹ Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly
¹⁹ Rachel steals her father's household gods
²² Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong
³⁴ Rachel's plan to hide the images
³⁶ Jacob's complaint of Laban
⁴³ The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed

What do the individual words in Genesis 31:8 mean?

If thus he said the speckled shall be your wages then bore all the flocks speckled and if thus he said the streaked streaked

אִם־ כֹּ֣ה יֹאמַ֗ר נְקֻדִּים֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ וְיָלְד֥וּ כָל־ הַצֹּ֖אן נְקֻדִּ֑ים וְאִם־ כֹּ֣ה יֹאמַ֗ר עֲקֻדִּים֙ עֲקֻדִּֽים

כֹּ֣ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
יֹאמַ֗ר	he said
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
נְקֻדִּים֙	the speckled
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: נָקֹד Sense: speckled, marked with points.
יִהְיֶ֣ה	shall be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ	your wages
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: שָׂכָר Sense: hire, wages.
וְיָלְד֥וּ	then bore
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: יָלַד Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
הַצֹּ֖אן	the flocks
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: צֹאן Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
נְקֻדִּ֑ים	speckled
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: נָקֹד Sense: speckled, marked with points.
וְאִם־	and if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
כֹּ֣ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
יֹאמַ֗ר	he said
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
עֲקֻדִּים֙	the streaked
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: עָקֹד Sense: streaked, striped.
עֲקֻדִּֽים	streaked
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: עָקֹד Sense: streaked, striped.

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