but when the flockwas feeble,he did not put[them] in; so the feeblerwere Laban'sand the strongerJacob's.
Moreover, wheneverthe strongerof the flockwere mating,Jacobwould placethe rodsin the sightof the flockin the gutters,so that they might mateby the rods;
So the manbecameexceedinglyprosperous,and hadlargeflocksand femaleand maleservantsand camelsand donkeys.
"He said,'Liftup nowyour eyesand see[that] allthe malegoatswhich are matingare striped,speckled,and mottled;for I have seenallthat Labanhas been doingto you.
