Genesis 31:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 31:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 31:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstrake..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 31:8 — KJV
“If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.”
— Genesis 31:8 (KJV)
Genesis 31:8 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 31:8
“I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:8: speckled, then, cattle
“And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:8: speckled, cattle, ringstraked
“And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. rams: or, he goats”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:8: speckled, cattle, ringstraked
“And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:8: speckled, cattle, ringstraked
“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”
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