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Genesis 30:32

I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

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אֶֽעֱבֹ֨רeevoralienateעָבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).צֹֽאנְךָ֜tsonkhaflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).הַיּ֗וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הָסֵ֨רhaserturnסוּרverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “turn”, the verb used for emphasisH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מִשָּׁ֜םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שֶׂ֣הsehgoatשֶׂהnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “goat”, the ordinary formH7716a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat(lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Compare H2089 (זֶה).נָקֹ֣דnaqodspeckledנָקֹדadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “speckled”, the ordinary formH5348spottedspeckled.וְטָל֗וּאvetaluand with divers coloursטָלָאconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and with divers colours”, a verb used as a describing wordH2921properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry)clouted, with divers colours, spotted.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שֶׂהsehgoatשֶׂהnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “goat”, the ordinary formH7716a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat(lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Compare H2089 (זֶה).חוּם֙chumbrownחוּםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “brown”, the ordinary formH2345sunburnt or swarthy (blackish)brown.בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםbaksavimin lambכֶּשֶׂבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in lamb”, the ordinary formH3775a young sheeplamb.וְטָל֥וּאvetaluand with divers coloursטָלָאconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and with divers colours”, a verb used as a describing wordH2921properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry)clouted, with divers colours, spotted.וְנָקֹ֖דvenaqodand speckledנָקֹדconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and speckled”, the ordinary formH5348spottedspeckled.בָּעִזִּ֑יםbaizimin goatעֵזpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in goat”, the ordinary formH5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)(she) goat, kid.וְהָיָ֖הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.שְׂכָרִֽיsekharihireשָׂכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7939payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefithire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

Young’s Literal Translation

I pass through all thy flock to-day to turn aside from thence every sheep speckled and spotted, and every brown sheep among the lambs, and speckled and spotted among the goats — and it hath been my hire;

World English Bible

I will pass through all your flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats. This will be my hire.

Darby Translation

I will pass through all thy flock to-day, to remove thence all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and [that] shall be my hire.

Douay-Rheims

Go round through all thy flocks, and separate all the sheep of divers colours, and speckled: and all that is brown and spotted, and of divers colours, as well among the sheep, as among the goats, shall be my wages.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let all thy sheep pass by to-day, and separate thence every grey sheep among the rams, and every one that is speckled and spotted among the goats— this shall be my reward.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρελθέτω πάντα τὰ πρόβατά σου σήμερον, καὶ διαχώρισον ἐκεῖθεν πᾶν πρόβατον φαιὸν ἐν τοῖς ἄρνασι, καὶ πᾶν διάλευκον καὶ ῥαντὸν ἐν ταῖς αἰξὶν, ἔσται μοι μισθός.