Genesis 30:41
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.
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ASV
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;
KJV
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.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | ve.ha.Yah | and it was | H1961 → |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | in all | H3605 → |
| יַחֵם֮ | ya.Chem | [the] being in heat of | H3179 → |
| הַצֹּ֣אן | ha.Tzon | the sheep | H6629 → |
| הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ | ham.ku.sha.roT | <the> vigorous [female] | H7194 → |
| וְשָׂ֨ם | ve.Sam | and he put out | H7760 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֧ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַמַּקְל֛וֹת | ha.mak.Lot | the branches | H4731 → |
| לְעֵינֵ֥י | le.'ei.Nei | to [the] eyes of | H5869 → |
| הַצֹּ֖אן | ha.Tzon | the sheep | H6629 → |
| בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים | bo.ro.ha.Tim | in the drinking troughs | H7298 → |
| לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה | le.yach.Me.nah | to mate her | H3179 → |
| בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ | ba.mak.Lot | at the branches | H4731 → |
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