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.
During the time when the flocks were mating, I looked up and saw something in a dream. I saw that the male goats mating with the female goats were striped, spotted, and speckled.
Jacob is describing a dream where God showed him that the striped and spotted animals would be the ones producing offspring, which would become his wages.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Jacob's account to his wives about how God blessed him during his years working for his father-in-law Laban. Laban had tried to cheat Jacob out of fair wages by changing their agreement about which animals Jacob could keep as payment. God intervened through this dream to ensure Jacob would prosper despite Laban's deception.
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