Genesis 30:32

Good News Translation

Let me go through all your flocks today and take every black lamb and every spotted or speckled young goat. That is all the wages I want.

Cross References

Genesis 30:31

“What shall I pay you?” Laban asked. Jacob answered, “I don't want any wages. I will continue to take care of your flocks if you agree to this suggestion:

Genesis 30:33

In the future you can easily find out if I have been honest. When you come to check up on my wages, if I have any goat that isn't speckled or spotted or any sheep that isn't black, you will know that it has been stolen.”

Genesis 30:35

But that day Laban removed the male goats that had stripes or spots and all the females that were speckled and spotted or which had white on them; he also removed all the black sheep. He put his sons in charge of them,

Genesis 31:10

“During the breeding season I had a dream, and I saw that the male goats that were mating were striped, spotted, and speckled.

Genesis 31:8

Whenever Laban said, ‘The speckled goats shall be your wages,’ all the flocks produced speckled young. When he said, ‘The striped goats shall be your wages,’ all the flocks produced striped young.