Orthodox Jewish Bible

Bereshis 31:2-10 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

2. And Ya'akov beheld the countenance of Lavan, and, hinei, it was not toward him as before.

3. And Hashem said unto Ya'akov, Shuv el Eretz Avoteicha! And to thy moledet; and I will be with thee.

4. And Ya'akov sent and called Rachel and Leah to the sadeh unto his tzon,

5. And said unto them, I see penei avichen, that it is not toward me as before; but Elohei Avi is with me.

6. And ye know that with all my koach I have served avichen.

7. And avichen hath deceived me, and changed my sachar aseret monim but Elohim allowed him not to harm me.

8. If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy sachar; then all the tzon bore speckled; and if he said thus, The streaked shall be thy sachar; then bore all the tzon streaked.

9. Thus Elohim hath taken away the mikneh of your av, and given them to me.

10. And it came to pass at the time that the tzon breed, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a chalom, and, hinei, the male goats mounting the tzon were streaked, speckled, and spotted.