Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “In breeding season I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. New Living Translation “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. King James Bible And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. New King James Version “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. New American Standard Bible And it came about at the time when the flock was breeding that I raised my eyes and saw in a dream—and behold—the male goats that were mating were striped, speckled, or mottled. NASB 1995 “And it came about at the time when the flock were mating that I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which were mating were striped, speckled, and mottled. NASB 1977 “And it came about at the time when the flock were mating that I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which were mating were striped, speckled, and mottled. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened at the time when the flock were mating that I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which were mating were striped, speckled, and mottled. Amplified Bible And it happened at the time when the flock conceived that I looked up and saw in a dream that the rams which mated [with the female goats] were streaked, speckled, and spotted. Christian Standard Bible “When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. American Standard Version And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled. Contemporary English Version Once, when the flocks were mating, I dreamed that all the rams were either spotted or speckled. English Revised Version And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. GOD'S WORD® Translation "During the mating season I had a dream: I looked up and saw that the male goats which were mating were striped, speckled, or spotted. Good News Translation "During the breeding season I had a dream, and I saw that the male goats that were mating were striped, spotted, and speckled. International Standard Version As it was, when it was time for the livestock to breed, I once looked up in a dream, and the male goats that were mating with the flock were producing streaked, speckled, and spotted offspring. Majority Standard Bible When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. NET Bible "Once during breeding season I saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted. New Heart English Bible And it came about at the time when the flocks were breeding I looked up and saw in a dream, and look, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ring-streaked, speckled, and grizzled. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it comes to pass at the time of the flock conceiving, that I lift up my eyes and see in a dream, and behold, the male goats, which are going up on the flock, [are] striped, speckled, and spotted; Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass at the time of the flock conceiving, that I lift up mine eyes and see in a dream, and lo, the he-goats, which are going up on the flock, are ring-streaked, speckled, and grisled; Smith's Literal Translation And it shall be in the time the sheep shall conceive, and I shall lift up mine eyes, and I shall see in a dream, and behold, the he-goats ascending upon the sheep, banded, speckled and sprinkled with spots. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor after that time came of the ewes conceiving, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in my sleep that the males which leaped upon the females were of diverse colors, and spotted, and speckled. Catholic Public Domain Version For after the time had arrived for the ewes to conceive, I lifted up my eyes, and I saw in my sleep that the males climbing on the females were of variegated, and spotted, and diverse colors. New American Bible Once, during the flock’s mating season, I had a dream in which I saw he-goats mating that were streaked, speckled and mottled. New Revised Standard Version “During the mating of the flock I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that the male goats that leaped upon the flock were striped, speckled, and mottled. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd it came to pass at the time when the sheep conceive, I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams that leaped upon the sheep were speckled, spotted, and striped. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And at the season of breeding flocks I lifted my eyes and I saw in a dream, and behold, goats mounting upon the flock, white spotted and spotted and speckled. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when the cattle conceived and were with young, that I beheld with mine eyes in sleep, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Flees from Laban…9Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me. 10 When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. 11In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’… Cross References Genesis 30:37-43 Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches. / Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink, / they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted. ... Genesis 28:12-15 And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. / And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. ... Genesis 37:5-10 Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. / He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: / We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” ... Genesis 46:2 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. Numbers 12:6 He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. Job 33:14-16 For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. / In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, / He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings Daniel 2:19 During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven Daniel 7:1 In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account. Matthew 1:20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. Matthew 2:12-13 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. / When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” Matthew 2:19-22 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. / “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.” / So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. ... Matthew 27:19 While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.” Acts 10:10-16 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. / It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. ... Acts 16:9-10 During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Acts 18:9-10 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. / For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped on the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. a dream. Genesis 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Genesis 28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. rams. Genesis 30:39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. grisled. Jump to Previous Breeding Cattle Coloured Conceived Dream Eyes Flock Flocks Goats Grizzled He-Goats Joined Lifted Male Marked Mating Once Rams Ringstreaked Ring-Streaked Season She-Goats Speckled Spotted Streaked Striped Time YoungJump to Next Breeding Cattle Coloured Conceived Dream Eyes Flock Flocks Goats Grizzled He-Goats Joined Lifted Male Marked Mating Once Rams Ringstreaked Ring-Streaked Season She-Goats Speckled Spotted Streaked Striped Time YoungGenesis 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. When the flocks were breeding This phrase refers to the time of year when animals mate, which is crucial for shepherds and livestock owners. In the ancient Near East, breeding seasons were significant for economic stability. Jacob, having worked for Laban, was familiar with these cycles. This context highlights Jacob's dependence on God's guidance for his prosperity, as breeding outcomes were vital for his wealth. I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females Persons / Places / Events 1. JacobThe central figure in this passage, Jacob is the grandson of Abraham and the son of Isaac. He is living in Paddan-aram, working for his uncle Laban, and is in the process of building his own wealth and family. 2. Laban Jacob's uncle and father-in-law, Laban is a shrewd and often deceitful man who has taken advantage of Jacob's labor for many years. 3. Paddan-aram The region where Jacob is living and working for Laban. It is located in Mesopotamia, a significant area in the biblical account. 4. The Flocks The animals that Jacob is tending. The breeding of these flocks is central to Jacob's strategy for increasing his wealth. 5. The Dream A divine revelation given to Jacob, guiding him in how to increase his flocks despite Laban's attempts to cheat him. Teaching Points Divine GuidanceGod often guides His people through unexpected means, such as dreams. We should remain open to His leading in our lives, even when it comes in unconventional ways. Faith and Obedience Jacob's response to the dream demonstrates faith and obedience. We are called to trust God's guidance and act upon it, even when the path is not clear. God's Faithfulness Despite human deceit and manipulation, God's faithfulness to His promises remains steadfast. We can trust that God will fulfill His promises to us, regardless of the circumstances. Integrity in Adversity Jacob's situation with Laban teaches us the importance of maintaining integrity and relying on God's justice, rather than resorting to deceit or manipulation ourselves. God's Provision The increase of Jacob's flocks is a testament to God's provision. We should recognize and give thanks for God's provision in our own lives, trusting Him to meet our needs.(10) Rams.--Heb., he-goats. The Authorised Version has made the alteration, because the word rendered "cattle" is really sheep (and so in Genesis 31:8; Genesis 31:12, &c.); but, like our word flock, it also included goats.Verse 10. - And it came to pus at the time that the cattle conceived (this obviously goes back to the commencement of the six years' service), that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams - עַתֻּדים, he-goats, from an unused root, to be ready, perhaps because ready and prompt for fighting (Gesenius, sub voce) - which leaped (literally, Heir up) upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. The grisled (beruddim, from barad, to scatter hail) were spotted animals, as if they had been sprinkled with hail, not a fifth sort in addition to the four already mentioned (Rosenmüller), but the same as the teluim of Genesis 30:35 (Kalisch). Wordsworth observes that the English term grisled, from the French word grele, hail, is a literal translation of the Hebrew. Gesenius connects with the Hebrew root the words πάρδος, pardus, leopard (so called from its spots), and the French broder, to embroider. The LXX. understand the עַתֻּדים to include both sheep and goats, and translate οἱ τράγοι καὶ οἱ κριοὶ ἀναβαίντες ἐπὶ τὰ πρόβατα καὶ τὰς αἰγας. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whenבְּעֵת֙ (bə·‘êṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when the flocks הַצֹּ֔אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock were breeding, יַחֵ֣ם (ya·ḥêm) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 3179: To be hot, to conceive I saw וָאֶשָּׂ֥א (wā·’eś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take in a dream בַּחֲל֑וֹם (ba·ḥă·lō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2472: A dream that the streaked, עֲקֻדִּ֥ים (‘ă·qud·dîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6124: Striped, streaked spotted, וּבְרֻדִּֽים׃ (ū·ḇə·rud·dîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1261: Spotted, marked and speckled נְקֻדִּ֖ים (nə·qud·dîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5348: Speckled males הָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ (hā·‘at·tu·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6260: Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people were mating הָעֹלִ֣ים (hā·‘ō·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the females. הַצֹּ֔אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Links Genesis 31:10 NIVGenesis 31:10 NLT Genesis 31:10 ESV Genesis 31:10 NASB Genesis 31:10 KJV Genesis 31:10 BibleApps.com Genesis 31:10 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:10 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:10 French Bible Genesis 31:10 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 31:10 It happened during mating season that (Gen. 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