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Genesis 30:37-42

37Jacob, howeverיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947freshלַ֖חlachH3892branchesמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731of poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839,almondוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869,and plane treesוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196,and peeledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478the bark,exposingלְבָנ֔וֹת מַחְשֹׂף֙le.va.Not mach.SofH4286 H3836אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the whiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836inner woodפְּצָל֣וֹתpe.tza.LotH6479ofעַל־'al-H5921the branchesהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.

38Then he setוַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.TzegH3322אֶת־'et-H853the peeledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834branchesהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731בָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298in the wateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268in front ofלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629coming inתָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.naH935to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354.So when the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629were in heatוַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nahH3179and cameבְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'AnH935to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354,

39theyהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629matedוַיֶּחֱמ֥וּvai.ye.che.MuH3179in front ofאֶל־'el-H413the branchesהַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.LotH4731.And they boreוַתֵּלַ֣דְןָva.te.Lad.naH3205youngהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629that werestreakedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124or speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348or spottedוּטְלֻאִֽים׃u.te.lu.'ImH2921.

40Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290set apartהִפְרִ֣ידhif.RidH6504the youngוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775,but madeוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414theהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629restfaceפְּנֵ֨י אֶל־pe.Nei 'el-H6440 H413the streakedעָקֹ֛ד'a.KodH6124dark-coloredוְכָל־ ח֖וּםve.khol chumH3605 H2345sheep in Laban’sלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837flocksבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629.Then he setוַיָּֽשֶׁת־vai.ya.shet-H7896his ownstockעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739apartלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808put themשָׁתָ֖םsha.TamH7896withעַל־'al-H5921Laban’sלָבָֽן׃la.VanH3837animalsצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

41וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the stronger femalesהַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roTH7194of the flockהַצֹּ֣אןha.TzonH6629were in heatיַחֵם֮ya.ChemH3179,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853would placeוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760the branchesהַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.mak.LotH4731in the troughsבָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298,in full viewלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the animalsהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,so that they would breedלְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהle.yach.Me.nahH3179in front of the branchesבַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ba.mak.LotH4731.

42But if the animalsהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629were weakוּבְהַעֲטִ֥יףu.ve.ha.'a.TifH5848,he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808set out the branchesיָשִׂ֑יםya.SimH7760.So the weaker animalsהָעֲטֻפִים֙ha.'a.tu.FimH5848went toוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837and the stronger onesוְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖יםve.ha.ke.shu.RimH7194to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

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