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Then they would mate in front of the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, Jacob would lay the sticks in the troughs before the eyes of the flock, that they might breed among the sticks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, whenever the stronger livestock conceived, that Jacob placed the rods before the eyes of the livestock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, whenever the stronger of the flock were mating, Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the drinking troughs, so that they would mate by the rods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moreover, whenever the stronger of the flock were mating, Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the gutters, so that they might mate by the rods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Moreover, it came about whenever the stronger of the flock were mating, that Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the gutters, so that they might mate by the rods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it would be that, whenever the stronger of the flock were mating, Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the trough, so that they might mate by the rods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, whenever the stronger [animals] of the flocks were breeding, Jacob would place the branches in the sight of the flock in the watering troughs, so that they would mate <i>and</i> conceive among the branches;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the stronger sheep were mating near the drinking place, Jacob made sure that the spotted branches were there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whenever the stronger of the flocks were in heat, Jacob would lay the branches in the troughs in front of them so that they would mate by the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the healthy animals were mating, Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs, so that they would breed among the branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever the more vigorous of the flock came into heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs in front of the flock to make them mate by the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened, whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, that Jacob would set up the branches in front of the flock in the troughs, so that they would breed near the branches; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass, whenever the stronger cattle conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, Jacob laid the rods in front of the eyes of the flock in the watering troughs, that they might conceive among the rods; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass, whenever the strong ones of the flock conceive, that Jacob sets the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, to cause them to conceive by the rods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath come to pass whenever the strong ones of the flock conceive, that Jacob set the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, to cause them to conceive by the rods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was in every one conceiving of the strong sheep, and Jacob put the rods before the eyes of the sheep in the floorings, to conceive among the rods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So when the ewes went first to ram, Jacob put the rods in the roughs of water before the eyes of the rams, and of the ewes, that they might conceive while they were looking upon them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, when the first to arrive were climbing on the ewes, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams and the sheep, so that they might conceive while they were gazing upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whenever the hardier animals were in heat, Jacob would set the shoots in the troughs in full view of these animals, so that they mated by the shoots;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, Jacob laid the rods in the troughs before the eyes of the flock, that they might breed among the rods,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass, whenever the stronger of the flock did conceive, Jacob laid the rods in front of the sheep in the troughs, that they might conceive by the means of the rods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And every time that the flock conceived early, Yaquuv laid down a rod before the flock by the running water when they conceived among the rods.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass in the time wherein the cattle became pregnant, conceiving in the belly, Jacob put the rods before the cattle in the troughs, that they might conceive by the rods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/30-41.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=7525" 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">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. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Whenever</a> <a href="/hebrew/7194.htm" title="7194: ham·quš·šā·rō·wṯ (Art:: V-Pual-Prtcpl-fp) -- To bind, league together, conspire. A primitive root: to tie, physically or mentally.">the stronger females</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.">of the flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/3179.htm" title="3179: ya·ḥêm (V-Piel-Inf) -- To be hot, to conceive. A primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive.">were in heat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">would place</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/7298.htm" title="7298: bā·ro·hā·ṭîm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- From an unused root apparently meaning to hollow out; a channel or watering-box; by resemblance a ringlet of hair.">in the troughs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in full view</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.">of the animals,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3179.htm" title="3179: lə·yaḥ·mên·nāh (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3fse) -- To be hot, to conceive. A primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive.">so that they would breed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4731.htm" title="4731: bam·maq·lō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A rod, staff. Or maqqlah; from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate; a shoot, i.e. Stick.">in front of the branches.</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>But if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.…<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/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31</a></span><br />When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-38.htm">Genesis 31:38-42</a></span><br />I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock. / I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night. / As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.<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/8-18.htm">Deuteronomy 8:18</a></span><br />But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7-8</a></span><br />The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a></span><br />Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12</a></span><br />So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">Psalm 75:6-7</a></span><br />For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-22.htm">Proverbs 10:22</a></span><br />The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:11</a></span><br />I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5-7</a></span><br />Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you. / Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. / All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass, whenever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Ardent</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Breed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Breeding</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Drinking-Places</a> <a href="/genesis/30-27.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Females</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Gutters</a> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Mate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Mating</a> <a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Runnels</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Sticks</a> <a href="/genesis/26-16.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Troughs</a> <a href="/genesis/30-33.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-16.htm">Whensoever</a> <a href="/genesis/30-40.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Ardent</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Breed</a> <a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Breeding</a> <a href="/genesis/30-42.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Drinking-Places</a> <a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/32-14.htm">Females</a> <a href="/genesis/30-42.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Gutters</a> <a href="/genesis/31-40.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/genesis/30-42.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/38-19.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Mate</a> <a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Mating</a> <a href="/genesis/31-20.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/30-42.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/exodus/7-12.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Runnels</a> <a href="/genesis/32-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/30-42.htm">Sticks</a> <a href="/genesis/30-42.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/exodus/2-16.htm">Troughs</a> <a href="/genesis/38-9.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-14.htm">Whensoever</a> <a href="/genesis/31-8.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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, livestock was a primary measure of wealth and prosperity. Jacob's actions reflect a deep understanding of animal husbandry, which was crucial for survival and economic success. This also demonstrates Jacob's wisdom and resourcefulness, traits that are consistent with his character throughout Genesis.<p><b>Jacob would place the branches in the troughs</b><br>Jacob's use of branches is a continuation of the earlier narrative where he peels the bark to create visual stimuli for the animals. This practice, while not scientifically supported today, reflects the ancient belief in sympathetic magic, where visual or physical stimuli were thought to influence outcomes. It underscores Jacob's reliance on both divine favor and human ingenuity to prosper.<p><b>in full view of the animals</b><br>The placement of the branches in full view suggests an intentional act to influence the breeding process. This action can be seen as a symbolic gesture of faith, trusting that God would bless his efforts. It also reflects the importance of visibility and perception in ancient practices, where what was seen was believed to have power.<p><b>so that they would breed in front of the branches</b><br>This phrase indicates the desired outcome of Jacob's actions. The breeding in front of the branches was meant to produce offspring that were speckled or spotted, aligning with the agreement between Jacob and Laban. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's providence and blessing upon Jacob, despite the deceptive practices of Laban. It also foreshadows the eventual growth and prosperity of Jacob's descendants, fulfilling God's promises to Abraham.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The grandson of Abraham, son of Isaac, and brother of Esau. Jacob is a central figure in Genesis, known for his cunning and resourcefulness. In this passage, he is tending Laban's flocks and using selective breeding techniques to increase his own wealth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>Jacob's uncle and father-in-law, who has employed Jacob to tend his flocks. Laban is often depicted as shrewd and self-serving, which sets the stage for Jacob's own strategic actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flocks.htm">The Flocks</a></b><br>The animals under Jacob's care, which are central to the account as they represent both wealth and God's blessing. The passage describes Jacob's method of ensuring that the stronger animals produce offspring that belong to him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/branches.htm">Branches</a></b><br>Jacob uses peeled branches as part of his strategy to influence the breeding of the flocks. This act is symbolic of Jacob's ingenuity and God's providence in blessing him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan-aram.htm">Paddan-aram</a></b><br>The region where Laban lives and where Jacob has been residing and working. It is significant as the setting for much of Jacob's account, including his marriages and the birth of his children.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence_and_human_effort.htm">Divine Providence and Human Effort</a></b><br>Jacob's actions remind us that while we are called to work diligently and wisely, it is ultimately God who provides and blesses our efforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the challenges and deceit Jacob faced, God remained faithful to His promises. This encourages believers to trust in God's faithfulness in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_strategy.htm">Wisdom and Strategy</a></b><br>Jacob's use of selective breeding demonstrates the importance of using wisdom and strategy in our endeavors. Believers are encouraged to seek God's wisdom in their decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_relationships.htm">Integrity in Relationships</a></b><br>The relationship between Jacob and Laban is complex and fraught with deception. This serves as a reminder of the importance of integrity and honesty in our dealings with others.<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/what_is_joel's_army.htm">Did Jacob agree to keep only speckled and spotted sheep?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jacob_more_worried_about_reputation.htm">Genesis 34:30 - Why does Jacob seem more concerned about his reputation than the moral implications of the violence committed by his sons?</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/is_it_a_contradiction_that_jacob_saw_god.htm">Jesus says, 'No one has seen God' (John 1:18), but Genesis 32:30 says Jacob saw God face to face. Isn't this a contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41, 42) <span class= "bld">The stronger cattle . . .</span> <span class= "bld">when the cattle were feeble.</span>--The words for "strong" and "feeble" are literally <span class= "ital">bound </span>and <span class= "ital">covered, </span>so that evidently we have technical terms, which Onkelos and the Syriac explain of the females at the two breeding seasons. The ewes in the spring, after the cold season, are <span class= "ital">bound, </span>firmly knit together, and the lambs strong and healthy. The other word, <span class= "ital">covered, </span>seems to mean seeking concealment, hiding away (<a href="/job/23-9.htm" title="On the left hand, where he does work, but I cannot behold him: he hides himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:">Job 23:9</a>); and therefore <span class= "ital">faint, </span>its meaning in <a href="/psalms/61-2.htm" title="From the end of the earth will I cry to you, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.">Psalm 61:2</a>, Psalms 102, title (Authorised Version, <span class= "ital">overwhelmed</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>and <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm" title="For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.">Isaiah 57:16</a> (Authorised Version, <span class= "ital">fail</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>The autumn-born lambs are of no great value, and Jacob left them to the course of nature.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive,</span> literally, <span class="accented">in every healing of the cattle</span>, <span class="accented">the bound ones</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. the firm, compact sheep, "the spring flock" (Luther), which, being conceived in spring and dropped in autumn, are supposed to be stronger than those conceived in autumn and dropped in spring; but this is doubtful - <span class="cmt_word">that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.</span> Jacob s third artifice aimed at securing for himself a vigorous breed of sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/30-41.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">Whenever</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stronger females</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒</span> <span class="translit">(ham·quš·šā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7194.htm">Strong's 7194: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the flock</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּ֣אן</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">were in heat,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחֵם֮</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<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">Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֧ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would place</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׂ֨ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the branches</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּקְל֛וֹת</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">in the troughs,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ro·hā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7298.htm">Strong's 7298: </a> </span><span class="str2">A channel, watering-box, ringlet of hair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in full view</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the animals,</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">so they would breed</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yaḥ·mên·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<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 the branches.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·maq·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/30-41.htm">Genesis 30:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">OT Law: Genesis 30:41 It happened whenever the stronger (Gen. 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