Genesis 30:38

New English Translation

Then he set up the peeled branches in all the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. He set up the branches in front of the flocks when they were in heat and came to drink.

Cross References

Genesis 30:37

But Jacob took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees. He made white streaks by peeling them, making the white inner wood in the branches visible.

Genesis 30:39

When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

Genesis 30:41

When the stronger females were in heat, Jacob would set up the branches in the troughs in front of the flock, so they would mate near the branches.