Genesis 30:41

Good News Translation (US Version)

When the healthy animals were mating, Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs, so that they would breed among the branches.

Cross References

Genesis 30:38

He placed these branches in front of the flocks at their drinking troughs. He put them there, because the animals mated when they came to drink.

Genesis 30:40

Jacob kept the sheep separate from the goats and made them face in the direction of the streaked and black animals of Laban's flock. In this way he built up his own flock and kept it apart from Laban's.

Genesis 30:42

But he did not put the branches in front of the weak animals. Soon Laban had all the weak animals, and Jacob all the healthy ones.