Genesis 30:38

Easy To Read Version

Jacob put the branches in front of the flocks at the watering places. When the animals came to drink, they also mated in that place.

Cross References

Genesis 30:37

So Jacob cut green branches from poplar and almond trees. Jacob stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them.

Genesis 30:39

Then when the goats mated in front of the branches, the young that were born were spotted, striped, or black.

Genesis 30:41

Any time the stronger animals in the flock were mating, Jacob put the branches before their eyes. The animals mated near those branches.