Genesis 31:9-11
New English Translation
9 In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.
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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- Genesis 31:10 tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator, “and it happened at the time of.”
- Genesis 31:10 tn Heb “in the time of the breeding of the flock I lifted up my eyes and I saw.”
- Genesis 31:10 tn Heb “going up on,” that is, mounting for intercourse.
Genesis 31:9-11
English Standard Version
9 Thus God has (A)taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me. 10 In the breeding season of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream that the goats that mated with the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled. 11 Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am!’
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Genesis 31:9-11
New King James Version
9 So God has (A)taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.
10 “And it happened, at the time when the flocks conceived, that I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the flocks were streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted. 11 Then (B)the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’
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