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And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the flocks bred in front of the sticks and so the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks delivered striped, speckled, and spotted <i>offspring.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the flocks mated <i>and</i> conceived by the branches, and the flocks gave birth to streaked, speckled, and spotted offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The flocks bred in front of the branches and bore streaked, speckled, and spotted young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The flocks bred in front of the branches and bore streaked, speckled, and spotted young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />in front of the branches, and their young were spotted and speckled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />they mated in front of the branches. Then they gave birth to young that were striped, speckled, or spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So when the goats bred in front of the branches, they produced young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the flocks mated in front of the branches, they would bear offspring that were striped, speckled, or spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the flocks bred in front of the branches, and the flocks brought bore streaked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ring-streaked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks produced streaked, speckled, and spotted. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the flocks conceive at the rods, and the flock bears striped, speckled, and spotted ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the flocks conceive at the rods, and the flock beareth ring-streaked, speckled, and spotted ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sheep shall conceive at the rods, and shall bring forth sheep banded and speckled and patched.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass that in the very heat of coition, the sheep beheld the rods, and brought forth spotted, and of divers colours, and speckled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And it happened that, in the very heat of joining together, the sheep looked upon the branches, and they bore the blemished and the variegated, those speckled with diverse color.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the goats mated by the shoots, and so they gave birth to streaked, speckled and spotted young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the flocks bred in front of the rods, and so the flocks produced young that were striped, speckled, and spotted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth lambs that were speckled and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the flock conceived lambs before the rods and the flock gave birth to white spotted forehead and spotted.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the flocks conceived at the sight of the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the cattle conceived at the rods, and the cattle brought forth <i>young</i> speckled, and streaked and spotted with ash-coloured <i>spots</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/30-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7506" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Jacob Prospers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink, <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3179.htm" title="3179: way·ye·ḥĕ·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be hot, to conceive. A primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive.">mated</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in front of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4731.htm" title="4731: ham·maq·lō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A rod, staff. Or maqqlah; from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate; a shoot, i.e. Stick.">the branches.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wat·tê·laḏ·nā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">And they bore</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">young that were</a> <a href="/hebrew/6124.htm" title="6124: ‘ă·qud·dîm (Adj-mp) -- Striped, streaked. From aqad; striped.">streaked</a> <a href="/hebrew/5348.htm" title="5348: nə·qud·dîm (Adj-mp) -- Speckled. From an unused root meaning to mark; spotted.">or speckled</a> <a href="/hebrew/2921.htm" title="2921: ū·ṭə·lu·’îm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To patch, spot. A primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. to spot or variegate.">or spotted.</a> </span><span class="reftext">40</span>Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Laban’s flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban’s animals.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Genesis 31:9-12</a></span><br />Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me. / When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. / In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-7.htm">Genesis 31:7-8</a></span><br />And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. / If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-38.htm">Exodus 12:38</a></span><br />And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Leviticus 19:19</a></span><br />You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Deuteronomy 22:9</a></span><br />Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; if you do, the entire harvest will be defiled—both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Deuteronomy 22:10</a></span><br />Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11</a></span><br />Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm">1 Kings 3:14</a></span><br />So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm">1 Kings 4:33</a></span><br />He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Ezekiel 34:17</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Ezekiel 34:18</a></span><br />Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-19.htm">Ezekiel 34:19</a></span><br />Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-20.htm">Ezekiel 34:20</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21</a></span><br />Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-22.htm">Ezekiel 34:22</a></span><br />I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.</p><p class="hdg">brought forth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Genesis 31:9-12,38,40,42</a></b></br> Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given <i>them</i> to me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35,36</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/genesis/30-23.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/30-23.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/genesis/30-32.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/genesis/30-30.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/24-44.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Mated</a> <a href="/genesis/30-35.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Ring-Straked</a> <a href="/genesis/31-12.htm">Ringstreaked</a> <a href="/genesis/30-35.htm">Ring-Streaked</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/genesis/28-8.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/30-35.htm">Speckled</a> <a href="/genesis/30-35.htm">Spotted</a> <a href="/genesis/30-35.htm">Streaked</a> <a href="/genesis/30-35.htm">Striped</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/32-7.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/exodus/16-20.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Mated</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Ring-Straked</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Ringstreaked</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Ring-Streaked</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Speckled</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Spotted</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Streaked</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.htm">Striped</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-5.htm">Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-14.htm">Reuben finds mandrakes, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Rachel bears Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Jacob desires to depart.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-27.htm">Laban detains him on a new agreement.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This method reflects ancient Near Eastern practices and beliefs about sympathetic magic, where visual stimuli were thought to influence physical outcomes. Jacob's actions are not explicitly endorsed by God, but they demonstrate his resourcefulness and determination to prosper despite Laban's deceit. This event occurs in the region of Paddan Aram, where Jacob had fled to escape Esau's wrath and where he worked for Laban. The use of branches may symbolize human effort and ingenuity, contrasting with divine intervention seen elsewhere in Jacob's life, such as his dream at Bethel (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12-15</a>).<p><b>And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted</b><br>The outcome of Jacob's breeding strategy resulted in livestock that were streaked, speckled, or spotted, which were the types of animals he had agreed to take as his wages from Laban. This result can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to bless Jacob (<a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>). The increase in Jacob's flocks signifies God's providence and faithfulness, despite human manipulation. This event foreshadows the future prosperity of Israel, as Jacob's descendants would become a great nation. The diversity in the animals' appearance can also be seen as a metaphor for the diversity and growth of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The grandson of Abraham, Jacob is the central figure in this passage. He is working for his father-in-law, Laban, and is using a unique method to increase his own wealth through the breeding of livestock.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>Jacob's father-in-law, who has agreed to allow Jacob to keep the streaked, speckled, and spotted livestock as his wages. Laban is known for his cunning and deceitful nature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/flocks.htm">Flocks</a></b><br>The livestock that Jacob is tending. They are central to the account as Jacob uses them to increase his wealth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/branches.htm">Branches</a></b><br>Jacob uses peeled branches placed in the watering troughs to influence the breeding of the flocks, resulting in offspring that are streaked, speckled, and spotted.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan_aram.htm">Paddan Aram</a></b><br>The region where Jacob is living and working for Laban. It is significant as the place where Jacob's family grows and his wealth increases.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty in Provision</a></b><br>Despite human schemes and efforts, it is ultimately God who provides and blesses. Jacob's success is attributed to God's intervention, reminding us to trust in God's provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_work.htm">Integrity in Work</a></b><br>Jacob's method, while unusual, was not deceitful. It highlights the importance of integrity and hard work in our own vocations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Jacob's account is a testament to the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises. We are encouraged to hold onto God's promises in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_innovation.htm">Wisdom and Innovation</a></b><br>Jacob's strategy with the flocks shows the value of wisdom and innovation. We should seek God's guidance in finding creative solutions to challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_blessing_amidst_adversity.htm">God's Blessing Amidst Adversity</a></b><br>Even when faced with adversity and deceit, as Jacob was with Laban, God can turn situations around for our good and His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_peeled_branches_affect_offspring.htm">In Genesis 30:37-39, does the idea that peeled branches can influence an animal's offspring have any support in modern biology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob's_dream_affect_flock_genetics.htm">In Genesis 31:10-12, how could Jacob's dream and the striped rods realistically influence the genetics of the flocks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_jacob's_plan_yield_spotted_livestock.htm">In Genesis 30:32-36, how plausible is it for Jacob's selective breeding plan to produce spotted or speckled livestock solely through visual stimuli?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_joel's_army.htm">Did Jacob agree to keep only speckled and spotted sheep?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the flocks conceived</span> (<span class="accented">ut supra</span>) <span class="cmt_word">before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted</span>. The fact is said to have been frequently observed that, particularly in the case of sheep, whatever fixes their attention in copulation is marked upon the young. That Jacob believed in the efficacy of the artifice he adopted is apparent; but the multiplication of Parti-colored animals it will be safer to ascribe to Divine blessing than to human craft. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/30-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּ֖אן</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mated</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·ḥĕ·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3179.htm">Strong's 3179: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hot, to conceive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in front of</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the branches.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּקְל֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maq·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4731.htm">Strong's 4731: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shoot, stick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And they bore</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּלַ֣דְןָ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·laḏ·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">young [that were]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּ֔אן</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">streaked</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲקֻדִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·qud·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6124.htm">Strong's 6124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Striped, streaked</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or speckled</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקֻדִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qud·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5348.htm">Strong's 5348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Speckled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or spotted.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּטְלֻאִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṭə·lu·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2921.htm">Strong's 2921: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover with pieces, to spot, variegate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/30-39.htm">Genesis 30:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">OT Law: Genesis 30:39 The flocks conceived before the rods (Gen. 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