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OET (OET-RV)Then he told me, ‘Please look up and observe that all the malegoats that are mounting the flocks are streaked, speckled, and spotted, because I have seen everything that Lavan is doing to you.
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπεν, ἀνάβλεψον τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς σου, καὶ ἴδε τοὺς τράγους καὶ τοὺς κριοὺς ἀναβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὰ πρόβατα καὶ τὰς αἶγας διαλεύκους καὶ ποικίλους καὶ σποδοειδεῖς ῥαντούς· ἑώρακα γὰρ ὅσα σοι Λάβαν ποιεῖ. (Kai eipen, anablepson tois ofthalmois sou, kai ide tous tragous kai tous krious anabainontas epi ta probata kai tas aigas dialeukous kai poikilous kai spodoeideis ɽantous; heōraka gar hosa soi Laban poiei. )
BrTrAnd he said, Look up with thine eyes, 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; for I have seen all things that Laban does to thee.
ULTThen he said, ‘Please lift up your eyes and see all the he-goats that are mounting the flocksare streaked, speckled, and spotted, because I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.
USTThen he said to me, ‘Look around and notice that all the male goats and sheep that are mating with the female goats and sheepare striped, speckled, or blotched. I have caused that to happen, because I have noticed all the wrong things that Laban has been doing to you.
BSB § ‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.
OEBAnd he said, “Look! All the male goats which are mating are striped, speckled, and piebald: for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.
WEBBEHe said, ‘Now lift up your eyes, and behold, all the male goats which leap on the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled, for I have seen all that Laban does to you.
NETThen he said, ‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.
LSVAnd He says, Now lift up your eyes and see [that] all the male goats which are going up on the flock [are] striped, speckled, and spotted, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you;
FBVHe told me, ‘Take a look and you'll see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted, for I've been watching everything that Laban has been doing to you.
T4THe said to me, ‘Look up and you will see that all the male goats that are mating have black and white stripes on them, or are speckled or spotted. This is happening because I have seen all that Laban has done to you.
LEBAnd he said, ‘Lift up your eyes and see—all the rams mounting the flock are streaked, speckled, and dappled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.
BBEAnd he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.
JPSAnd he said: Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
ASVAnd 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.
DRAAnd 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.
YLT'And He saith, Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see — all the he-goats which are going up on the flock [are] ring-streaked, speckled, and grisled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to thee;
DrbyAnd 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.
RVAnd he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
WbstrAnd he said, Lift up now thy eyes and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ring-streaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth to thee.
KJB-1769And 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. (And he said, Lift up now thine/your 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/you. )
KJB-1611And hee said, Lift vp now thine eyes, and see, all the rammes which leape vpon the cattell are ring-straked, speckled and grisled: for I haue seene all that Laban doeth vnto thee. (And he said, Lift up now thine/your eyes, and see, all the rammes which leape upon the cattle are ring-straked, speckled and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee/you.)
BshpsAnd he sayd: lift vp nowe thyne eyes, and see all the Rammes leapyng vpon the sheepe that are ringstraked, spotted, and partie: for I haue seene all that Laban doth vnto thee. (And he said: lift up now thine/your eyes, and see all the Rammes leapyng upon the sheep that are ringstraked, spotted, and partie: for I have seen all that Laban doth unto thee/you.)
GnvaAnd he sayde, Lift vp nowe thine eyes, and see all the hee goates leaping vpon ye shee goates that are partie coloured, spotted with litle and great spots: for I haue seene all that Laban doeth vnto thee. (And he said, Lift up now thine/your eyes, and see all the he goats leaping upon ye/you_all she goats that are partie coloured, spotted with little and great spots: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee/you. )
CvdlHe sayde: lift vp thine eyes, and beholde, the rammes leape vpon the speckelde, spotted, and partie coloured flocke: for I haue sene all yt Laban doth vnto the. (He said: lift up thine/your eyes, and behold, the rammes leape upon the speckelde, spotted, and partie coloured flocke: for I have seen all it Laban doth unto them.)
WycWhich seide, Reise thin iyen, and se alle malis dyuerse, byspreynt, and spotti, stiynge on femalis; for Y seiy alle thingis whiche Laban dide to thee; (Which said, Reise thin eyes, and see all malis dyuerse, byspreynt, and spotti, stiynge on femalis; for I see all things which Laban did to thee/you;)
LuthEr aber sprach: Heb auf deine Augen und siehe, die Böcke springen auf die sprenglichte, fleckichte und bunte Herde; denn ich habe alles gesehen, was dir Laban tut. (He but spoke: Heb on your Augen and look, the Böcke springen on the sprenglighte, fleckichte and bunte Herde; because I have all/everything gesehen, what/which you/to_you Laban tut.)
ClVgQui ait: Leva oculos tuos, et vide universos masculos ascendentes super feminas, varios, maculosos, atque respersos. Vidi enim omnia quæ fecit tibi Laban.[fn] (Who he_said: Leva oculos tuos, and vide universos masculos ascendentes over feminas, varios, maculosos, atque respersos. Vidi because everything which he_did to_you Laban. )
31.12Vidi enim omnia, etc. Ex hoc discimus quod Jacob nullo malo dolo fecit, sed divina dispositione, vel quia omnia in figura gerebantur. Unde angelica visione meruit confortari.
31.12Vidi because everything, etc. From this discimus that Yacob nullo malo dolo fecit, but divina dispositione, or because everything in figura gerebantur. Unde angelica visione meruit confortari.
31:1-21 Jacob’s return journey precipitated a confrontation with Laban that set a permanent boundary between Israel (Jacob) and Aram (Laban). God kept his word to Jacob by prospering him in Paddan-aram and protecting him on his journey home.
See how you translated this idiom in Gen 22:13. Also see how you translated Gen 22:2, another passage where Yahweh uses Please. Alternate translation: “Look around you” or “Look carefully”
See how you translated a similar phrase in verse 10.
עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים וּבְרֻדִּ֑ים
streaked speckled and,mottled
See how you translated this phrase in verses 8 and 10. Alternate translation: “are streaked speckled, or spotted” or “have a streaked speckled, or spotted pattern in their fur”
Sometimes an angel says I as God’s representative, but in this context, it seems to be Yahweh himself (in the form of an angel) who is speaking to Jacob (See verse 13). That information could be put in a footnote, and you could make “Yahweh” explicit in the text to make that clear. Alternate translation: “I, Yahweh, have caused that to happen, because I have observed”
אֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָבָ֖ן עֹ֥שֶׂה לָּֽךְ
DOM all/each/any/every which/who Lāⱱān producing to,you
Alternate translation: “all the wrong things that Laban has done to you.” or “all the ways that Laban has been treating you badly”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
