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Genesis 31:12

What does Genesis 31:12 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 31:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And He saith, Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see--all the he-goats which are going up on the flock <FI>are<Fi> ring-streaked, speckled, and grisled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to thee;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he said: Lift up thy eyes, and see that all the males leaping upon the females, are of divers colours, spotted and speckled. For I have seen all that Laban hath done to thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the rams that leap upon the flock are ringstraked, speckled, and spotted; for I have seen all that Laban does to thee.

Context

v.11And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

v.12This passage

v.13I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 139:3

    Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.

  • Genesis 30:37

    And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

  • Exodus 3:9

    And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

  • Genesis 31:42

    Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

  • Psalms 12:5

    Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

  • Acts 7:34

    I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

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