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Gen 31:10 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

a dream		Gen 31:24; Gen 20:6; Gen 28:12; Num 12:6; Deu 13:1; 1Ki 3:5
rams		or, he-goats.
ringstraked		Gen 30:39
grisled		"The original word, beroodim, from barad, ""hail"" means marked with white spots like hail; to which our word grisled, from the old french gresle, now grele, hail, perfectly agrees; hence gresle, spotted with white on a dark ground."

Correlating Passages

a dream

	Gen 31:24	And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
	Gen 20:6	And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
	Gen 28:12	And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
	Num 12:6	And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.
	Deu 13:1	If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
	1Ki 3:5	In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

ringstraked

Gen 30:39

And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 31:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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