Genesis 31:8
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King James Version (modern wording)
If he said thus, The speckled shall be your wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The striped with bands shall be your hire; then bare all the cattle striped with bands.
Genesis 31:8 (KJV)
American Standard Version
If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.
Genesis 31:8 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring.
Genesis 31:8 (BSB)
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What does Genesis 31:8 say?
Genesis 31:8 in modern King James wording reads: "If he said thus, The speckled shall be your wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The striped with bands shall be your hire; then bare all the cattle striped with bands."
Where is Genesis 31:8 found in the Bible?
Genesis 31:8 is verse 8 of chapter 31 of the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. Genesis has 50 chapters.
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