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OEB At the time when the flock breed, I looked up, and saw in a dream, that the male goats which were mating were striped, speckled, and piebald.
WEBBE During mating season, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leapt on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “Once during breeding season I saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
LSV And 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;
FBV During the time the flock was breeding I had a dream where I saw that the male goats mating with the flock were all streaked, speckled, or spotted.
T4T “One time, when the animals were mating, I had a dream. In my dream I looked up and was surprised to see that some of the male goats that were mating with the female goats had black and white stripes on them, some were speckled, and some were spotted.
LEB Now it happened that at the time of the mating of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams mounting the flock were streaked, speckled, and dappled.
BBE And at the time when the flock were with young, I saw in a dream that all the he-goats which were joined with the she-goats were banded and marked and coloured.
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JPS 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 streaked, speckled, and grizzled.
ASV 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.
DRA For 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 divers colours, and spotted, and speckled.
YLT '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;
Drby And it came to pass at the time of the ardour of the flocks, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams that leaped upon the flocks were ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
RV 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.
Wbstr 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.
KJB-1769 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.[fn]
KJB-1611 [fn]And it came to passe at the time that the cattell conceiued, that I lifted vp mine eyes and saw in a dreame, and behold, the rammes which leaped vpon the cattell were ring-straked, speckled and grisled.
(And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes and saw in a dreame, and behold, the rammes which leaped upon the cattle were ring-straked, speckled and grisled.)
Bshps But in rammyng tyme, I lifted vp myne eyes, and sawe in a dreame, and beholde, the Rammes leaped vpon the sheepe that were ringstraked, spotted, and partie.
(But in rammyng time, I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dreame, and behold, the Rammes leaped upon the sheep that were ringstraked, spotted, and partie.)
Gnva For in ramming time I lifted vp mine eyes and saw in a dreame, and beholde, ye hee goates leaped vpon the shee goates, that were partie coloured with litle and great spots spotted.
(For in ramming time I lifted up mine eyes and saw in a dreame, and behold, ye/you_all he goats leaped upon the she goats, that were partie coloured with little and great spots spotted. )
Cvdl For whan the buckynge tyme came, I lift vp myne eyes and sawe in a dreame, and beholde, the rammes leapte vpon the flocke that was speckelde, spotted, & partye coloured.
(For when the buckynge time came, I lift up mine eyes and saw in a dreame, and behold, the rammes leapte upon the flocke that was speckelde, spotted, and partye coloured.)
Wycl For aftir that the tyme of conseyuyng of sheep cam, Y reiside myn iyen, and seiy in sleep malis dyuerse, and spotti, and of dyuerse colouris, stiynge on femalis.
(For after that the time of conseyuyng of sheep came, I reiside mine eyes, and see in sleep malis dyuerse, and spotti, and of dyuerse colouris, stiynge on femalis.)
Luth Denn wenn die Zeit des Laufs kam, hub ich meine Augen auf und sah im Traum, und siehe, die Böcke sprangen auf die sprenglichte, fleckichte und bunte Herde.
(Because when the time the Laufs came, hub I my Augen on and saw in_the Traum, and look, the Böcke sprangen on the sprenglighte, fleckichte and bunte Herde.)
ClVg Postquam enim conceptus ovium tempus advenerat, levavi oculos meos, et vidi in somnis ascendentes mares super feminas, varios et maculosos, et diversorum colorum.
(Postquam because conceptus ovium tempus advenerat, levavi oculos meos, and I_saw in somnis ascendentes mares over feminas, varios and maculosos, and diversorum colorum. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
וַיְהִ֗י
and=he/it_was
Alternate translation: “One night”
בְּעֵת֙
in/on/at/with,time
Alternate translation: “during the time” or “during the time of year”
יַחֵ֣ם הַצֹּ֔אן
mating the,flock
Alternate translation: “that the female sheep and goats were in heat,” or “that the flocks of sheep and goats were mating”
וָאֶשָּׂ֥א עֵינַ֛י וָאֵ֖רֶא בַּחֲל֑וֹם וְהִנֵּ֤ה
and,lifted_up eyes,my and,saw in/on/at/with,dream and=see/lo/see!
The word behold emphasizes what Jacob saw and might also express that he was surprised at what he saw. Alternate translation: “I had a dream and in the dream I looked around and saw that”
הָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ הָעֹלִ֣ים עַל הַצֹּ֔אן
the,male_goats the,mating on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,flock
Some languages have special terms for male and female goats or sheep. For example, billy goats and nanny goats (for male and female goats) and rams and ewes (for male and female sheep). Choose terms in your language that are natural and well-known.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים וּבְרֻדִּֽים
streaked speckled and,mottled
It may be more natural to put this phrase earlier and say, “… saw that the male goats and sheep that were streaked, speckled, and spotted were the only ones that were mating with the female goats and sheep.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “were streaked speckled, or spotted” or “had a striped, speckled, or blotched pattern in their fur”
