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.”Genesis 30:33
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְעָֽנְתָה־בִּ֤י צִדְקָתִי֙ בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֔ר כִּֽי־תָב֥וֹא עַל־שְׂכָרִ֖י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־אֵינֶנּוּ֩ נָקֹ֨ד וְטָל֜וּא בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים וְחוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים גָּנ֥וּב ה֖וּא אִתִּֽי׃
- וְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-“and it will testify”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- בִּ֤יbi“for me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- צִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.Ti“righteousness my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
- בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yom“on a day”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- מָחָ֔רma.Char“in future time”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָחָר · “tomorrow” · Strong's H4279
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- תָב֥וֹאta.Vo'“you will come”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- שְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.Ri“wage[s] my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׂכָר · “wages” · Strong's H7939
- לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
- כֹּ֣לkol“all”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אֵינֶנּוּ֩'ei.ne.Nu“not [is] it”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- נָקֹ֨דna.Kod“speckled”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקֹד · “speckled” · Strong's H5348
- וְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'“and spotted”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from טָלָא · “to spot” · Strong's H2921
- בָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.Zim“among the goats”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵז · “goat” · Strong's H5795
- וְחוּם֙ve.Chum“and dark”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חוּם · “darkened” · Strong's H2345
- בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.Vim“among the lambs”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֶּ֫שֶׂב · “sheep” · Strong's H3775
- גָּנ֥וּבga.Nuv“[is] stolen”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּנַב · “to steal” · Strong's H1589
- ה֖וּאhu'“it”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- אִתִּֽי׃'i.Ti“with me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)