Genesis 31:8
The Scripture
(8) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Genesis 31 Jacob marries Rachel and Leah, but after Rachel’s barrenness he deceives Leah by having her take his brother Esau’s wife, and then he marries her. The chapter records the births of Jacob’s sons and the resulting family tension.
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Related verses (shared words)
Genesis 30:32Genesis 31:10Genesis 30:39Genesis 31:12Genesis 47:17Genesis 4:20