#General Information:

The angel of the Lord continues to talk to Jacob. (See: [[:en:bible:notes:gen:31:10]])

#Lift up your eyes

This is a way of saying "Look up." (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom]])

#that are breeding with the flock

Here "flock" stands for the female goats. AT: "that are breeding with the female goats of the flock" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy]])

#are striped, speckled, and spotted

"have stripes and spots"

#where you anointed a pillar

Jacob poured oil on the pillar to dedicate it to God. (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:translate_symaction]])

#the land of your birth

"the land where you were born"