Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs, in full view of the flocks, and they would breed in front of the branches.
Genesis 30:42 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As for the weaklings of the flocks, he did not put out the branches. So it turned out that the weak sheep belonged to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when the sheep and goats were feeble, he omitted putting the rods there; so the feebler animals were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's. American Standard Version (1901) but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s. Common English Bible But he didn’t put branches up for the weakest of the flock. So the weakest became Laban’s and the strongest Jacob’s. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet when the late arrivals and the last to conceive were let in, he did not place these. And so those that arrived late became Laban's, and those that arrived first became Jacob's. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when the latter coming was, and the last conceiving, he did not put them. And those that were lateward, become Laban's: and they of the first time, Jacob's. |
Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs, in full view of the flocks, and they would breed in front of the branches.
And the man became very rich. He had many flocks, female and male slaves, and camels and donkeys.
And he said, “Look up and see: all the males that are mating with the flocks are streaked, spotted, and speckled, for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.