New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 30:37-39

37Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947freshלַ֖חlachH3892rodsמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731of poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839and almondוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869and planeוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196treesH6196,and peeledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478whiteלְבָנ֔וֹתle.va.NotH3836stripesפְּצָל֣וֹתpe.tza.LotH6479in them, exposingמַחְשֹׂף֙mach.SofH4286the whiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wasin the rodsהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.

38He setוַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.TzegH3322the rodsהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had peeledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478in frontלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227of the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in the guttersבָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298, evenin the wateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268,whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629cameתָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.naH935to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354; and theymatedH2552when they cameבְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'AnH935to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

39So the flocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629matedH2552by the rodsהַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.LotH4731,and the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205stripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348,and spottedוּטְלֻאִֽים׃u.te.lu.'ImH2921.

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