Genesis 30:35

30:35 So that day Laban ¹  removed the male goats that were streaked or spotted, all the female goats that were speckled or spotted (all that had any white on them), and all the dark-colored lambs, and put them in the care ²  of his sons.

Genesis 27:9

27:9 Go to the flock and get me two of the best young goats. I’ll prepare ³  them in a tasty way for your father, just the way he loves them.

Genesis 30:32

30:32 Let me walk among ⁴  all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, ⁵  and the spotted or speckled goats. ⁶  These animals will be my wages. ⁷ 

Genesis 31:12

31:12 Then he said, ‘Observe ⁸  that all the male goats mating with ⁹  the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.

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¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and he gave [them] into the hand.”

³ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with the prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.

⁴ tn Heb “pass through.”

⁵ tn Or “every black lamb”; Heb “and every dark sheep among the lambs.”

⁶ tn Heb “and the spotted and speckled among the goats.”

⁷ tn Heb “and it will be my wage.” The referent collective singular pronoun (“it) has been specified as “these animals” in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “lift up (now) your eyes and see.”

⁹ tn Heb “going up on,” that is, mounting for intercourse.