Genesis 30:39

New Living Translation

And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

Cross References

Genesis 30:38

Then he placed these peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, for that was where they mated.

Genesis 30:40

Jacob separated those lambs from Laban’s flock. And at mating time he turned the flock to face Laban’s animals that were streaked or black. This is how he built his own flock instead of increasing Laban’s.

Genesis 31:38

“For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.

Genesis 31:40

“I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.

Genesis 31:42

In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”

Genesis 31:8

For if he said, ‘The speckled animals will be your wages,’ the whole flock began to produce speckled young. And when he changed his mind and said, ‘The striped animals will be your wages,’ then the whole flock produced striped young.