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10 “Once[a] during breeding season I saw[b] in a dream that the male goats mating with[c] the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted. 11 In the dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ ‘Here I am!’ I replied.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:10 tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator, “and it happened at the time of.”
  2. Genesis 31:10 tn Heb “in the time of the breeding of the flock I lifted up my eyes and I saw.”
  3. Genesis 31:10 tn Heb “going up on,” that is, mounting for intercourse.

10 During mating season, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled. 11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’

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