Genesis 31:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
he spokeיֹאמַ֗ר
(yo·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
thus,כֹּ֣ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
'The speckledנְקֻדִּים֙
(ne·kud·dim)
5348: speckledfrom an unused word
shall be your wages,'שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ
(se·cha·re·cha,)
7939: hire, wagesfrom sakar
then allכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the flockהַצֹּ֖אן
(ha·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
broughtוְיָלְד֥וּ
(ve·ya·le·du)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
forthוְיָלְד֥וּ
(ve·ya·le·du)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
speckled;נְקֻדִּ֑ים
(ne·kud·dim;)
5348: speckledfrom an unused word
and ifוְאִם־
(ve·'im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
he spokeיֹאמַ֗ר
(yo·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
thus,כֹּ֣ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
'The stripedעֲקֻדִּים֙
(a·kud·dim)
6124: striped, streakedfrom an unused word
shall be your wages,'שְׂכָרֶ֔ךָ
(se·cha·re·cha,)
7939: hire, wagesfrom sakar
then allכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the flockהַצֹּ֖אן
(ha·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
brought forth 
 
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
striped.עֲקֻדִּֽים׃
(a·kud·dim.)
6124: striped, streakedfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
If he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
thus The speckled
naqod  (naw-kode')
spotted -- speckled.
shall be thy wages
sakar  (saw-kawr')
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit -- hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.
then all the cattle
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
bare
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
speckled
naqod  (naw-kode')
spotted -- speckled.
and if he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
thus The ringstraked
`aqod  (aw-kode')
striped (with bands) -- ring straked.
shall be thy hire
sakar  (saw-kawr')
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit -- hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.
then bare
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
all the cattle
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
ringstraked
`aqod  (aw-kode')
striped (with bands) -- ring straked.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If he spoke thus, 'The speckled shall be your wages,' then all the flock brought forth speckled; and if he spoke thus, 'The striped shall be your wages,' then all the flock brought forth striped.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If he said, 'The spotted sheep will be your wages,' then all the sheep were born spotted. If he said, 'The streaked sheep will be your wages,' then all the sheep were born streaked.

International Standard Version
"When Laban said, 'The speckled ones will be your wages,' then all the flock gave birth to speckled ones. Then when he said, 'The streaked ones will be your wages,' all the flock gave birth to streaked offspring.

NET Bible
If he said, 'The speckled animals will be your wage,' then the entire flock gave birth to speckled offspring. But if he said, 'The streaked animals will be your wage,' then the entire flock gave birth to streaked offspring.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whenever he said, 'The speckled ones will be your wages,' all the flocks gave birth to speckled young. And whenever he said, 'The striped ones will be your wages,' all the flocks gave birth to striped young.

King James 2000 Bible
If he said thus, The speckled shall be your wages; then all the cattle bore speckled: and if he said thus, The striped shall be your wages; then bore all the flock striped.
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