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11 In the dream the Messenger of Elohim called to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I answered, ‘Yes, here I am.’ 12 He said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats which are mating are striped, speckled, or spotted, because I have seen everything that Laban is doing to you. 13 I am the El who appeared to you at Bethel,[a] where you poured olive oil on a stone marker for a holy purpose and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land, and go back to the land of your relatives.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:13 Greek; Masoretic Text “the God at Bethel.”

11 The angel of God(A) said to me in the dream,(B) ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’(C) 12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted,(D) for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(E) 13 I am the God of Bethel,(F) where you anointed a pillar(G) and where you made a vow(H) to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.(I)’”

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