Genesis 31:8
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
מִקְנֶה
miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׂכָר
sâkâr
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
מִקְנֶה
miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׂכָר sâkâr
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
Study H7939 →מִקְנֶה miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
Study H4735 →מִקְנֶה miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
Study H4735 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
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