King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that [is] not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
Complete Jewish Bible:
And I will let my integrity stand as witness against me in the future: when you come to look over the animals constituting my wages, every goat that isn't speckled or spotted and every sheep that isn't brown will count as stolen by me."
Berean Standard Bible:
So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”
American Standard Version:
So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when thou shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that, if found with me, shall be counted stolen.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
So shall my righteousness{H6666} answer{H6030} for me in time{H3117} to come{H4279}, when it shall come{H935} for my hire{H7939} before thy face{H6440}: every one{H3605} that is not speckled{H5348} and spotted{H2921} among the goats{H5795}, and brown{H2345} among the sheep{H3775}, that shall be counted stolen{H1589} with me.
Cross-References (KJV):
Exodus 13:14
- And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [is] this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
Psalms 37:6
- And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
2 Samuel 22:21
- The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Genesis 31:37
- Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
Isaiah 59:12
- For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions [are] with us; and [as for] our iniquities, we know them;
1 Samuel 26:23
- The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into [my] hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.
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Commentary for Genesis 30:33
Genesis 30:33 is part of the narrative involving Jacob, his uncle Laban, and the complex dynamics of their familial and business relationship. The verse is spoken by Jacob as he negotiates his wages with Laban. Jacob had worked for Laban for many years, tending his flocks, and had agreed to work for a specified amount of time in exchange for his uncle's two daughters in marriage (Leah and Rachel).
**Themes:**
1. **Divine Providence and Blessing:** Jacob trusts that God will oversee the increase of his wealth. He believes that God will ensure that the speckled and spotted goats and the brown sheep will be born in greater numbers, which he has claimed as his wages.
2. **Justice and Righteousness:** Jacob is confident that his integrity (righteousness) will be vindicated. He is careful to ensure that his actions are just and that he does not take what is not his.
3. **Covenant and Oath:** The context includes a covenant between Jacob and Laban, where Laban agrees to Jacob's terms. Jacob invokes this agreement as a means of establishing his rightful earnings.
4. **Wisdom and Strategy:** Jacob shows cleverness in his agreement with Laban, using selective breeding and visual cues to ensure that the animals born in his care would be the ones he could claim as his own.
**Historical Context:**
This event occurs in the ancient Near East, where herding was a common livelihood and the increase of one's flock was a direct increase in wealth. The story reflects the patriarchal society of the time, where familial ties were significant in economic arrangements, and where verbal agreements and oaths were legally binding.
Jacob's strategy to increase his flock by selecting for speckled, spotted, and brown animals was a way to circumvent the common occurrence of plain-colored offspring, which Laban had agreed would be his (Laban's) share. Jacob's actions and the resulting increase in his wealth would later lead to tension and his eventual departure from Laban's household, continuing the narrative of Jacob's journey and the establishment of his own household, which would become the nation of Israel.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6666
There are 150 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צְדָקָה
Transliteration: tsᵉdâqâh
Pronunciation: tsed-aw-kaw'
Description: from צָדַק; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity); justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness). - Strong's Number: H6030
There are 317 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָנָה
Transliteration: ʻânâh
Pronunciation: aw-naw'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce; give account, afflict (by mistake for עָנָה), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for עָנָה), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also בֵּית עֲנוֹת, בֵּית עֲנָת. - Strong's Number: H3117
There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יוֹם
Transliteration: yôwm
Pronunciation: yome
Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a 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) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. - Strong's Number: H4279
There are 52 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָחָר
Transliteration: mâchâr
Pronunciation: maw-khar'
Description: probably from אָחַר; properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter; time to come, tomorrow. - Strong's Number: H935
There are 2307 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בּוֹא
Transliteration: bôwʼ
Pronunciation: bo
Description: a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way. - Strong's Number: H7939
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂכָר
Transliteration: sâkâr
Pronunciation: saw-kawr'
Description: from שָׂכַר; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit; hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth. - Strong's Number: H6440
There are 1890 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פָּנִים
Transliteration: pânîym
Pronunciation: paw-neem'
Description: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you. - Strong's Number: H3605
There are 24 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֹּל
Transliteration: kôl
Pronunciation: kole
Description: or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, 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). - Strong's Number: H5348
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָקֹד
Transliteration: nâqôd
Pronunciation: naw-kode'
Description: from an unused root meaning to mark (by puncturing or branding); spotted; speckled. - Strong's Number: H2921
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טָלָא
Transliteration: ṭâlâʼ
Pronunciation: taw-law'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry); clouted, with divers colours, spotted. - Strong's Number: H5795
There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֵז
Transliteration: ʻêz
Pronunciation: aze
Description: from עָזַז; a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair); (she) goat, kid. - Strong's Number: H2345
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חוּם
Transliteration: chûwm
Pronunciation: khoom
Description: from an unused root meaning to be warm, i.e. (by implication); sunburnt or swarthy (blackish); brown. - Strong's Number: H3775
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֶּשֶׂב
Transliteration: keseb
Pronunciation: keh'-seb
Description: apparently by transposition for כֶּבֶשׂ; a young sheep; lamb. - Strong's Number: H1589
There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גָּנַב
Transliteration: gânab
Pronunciation: gaw-nab'
Description: a primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive; carry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.