Genesis 30:33 meaning and explanation

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, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

Jacob is speaking to his father-in-law Laban after twenty years of service. Laban has asked him to name his wages, and Jacob proposes a bold arrangement: he will take only the speckled, spotted and dark-colored animals from Laban's flocks, leaving the plain ones behind.

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