Genesis 30:39

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 31:42

But the God of my ancestors, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, was with me. If God had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing. But he saw the trouble that I had and the work that I did, and last night God proved that I am right.”

Genesis 31:40

In the daytime the sun took away my strength, and at night sleep was taken from my eyes by the cold.

Genesis 31:38

I have worked 20 years for you. During all that time none of the baby sheep and goats died during birth. And I have not eaten any of the rams from your flocks.

Genesis 30:38

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

Genesis 30:40

Jacob separated the spotted and the black animals from the other animals in the flock. He kept his animals separate from Laban’s.

Genesis 31:8

“At one time Laban said, ‘You can keep all the goats with spots. This will be your pay.’ After he said this, all the animals gave birth to spotted goats, so they were all mine. But then Laban said, ‘I will keep the spotted goats. You can have all the striped goats. That will be your pay.’ After he said this, all the animals gave birth to striped goats.