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Genesis 30:35-43

35And he removedוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493that dayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117the he goatsהַתְּיָשִׁ֜יםha.te.ya.ShimH8495that were ringstrakedהָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣יםha.'a.ku.DimH6124and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאִ֗יםve.ha.te.lu.'ImH2921,and all the she goatsהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795that were speckledהַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתha.ne.ku.DotH5348and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔תve.ha.te.lu.'OtH2921, and every one that had somewhiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836in it, and all the brownח֖וּםchumH2345among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414theminto the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

36And he setוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870betwixt himself and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290fedרֹעֶ֛הro.'EhH7462the restהַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ha.no.ta.RotH3498of Laban’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

37And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947him rodsמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731of greenלַ֖חlachH3892poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839,and of the hazelוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869and chesnut treeוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196;and pilledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478whiteלְבָנ֔וֹתle.va.NotH3836strakesפְּצָל֣וֹתpe.tza.LotH6479in them, and made the whiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836appearמַחְשֹׂף֙mach.SofH4286which wasin the rodsהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.

38And he setוַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.TzegH3322the rodsהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731which he had pilledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478beforeלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in the guttersבָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298in the wateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268when the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629cameתָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.naH935to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354,that they should conceiveוַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nahH3179when they cameבְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'AnH935to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

39And the flocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629conceivedוַיֶּחֱמ֥וּvai.ye.che.MuH3179before the rodsהַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.LotH4731,and brought forthוַתֵּלַ֣דְןָva.te.Lad.naH3205cattleהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629ringstrakedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348,and spottedוּטְלֻאִֽים׃u.te.lu.'ImH2921.

40And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290did separateהִפְרִ֣ידhif.RidH6504the lambsוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775,and setוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414the facesפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of the flocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629towardאֶל־'el-H413the ringstrakedעָקֹ֛ד'a.KodH6124,and all the brownח֖וּםchumH2345in the flockבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629of Labanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837;and he putוַיָּֽשֶׁת־vai.ya.shet-H7896his own flocksעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739by themselves, and putשָׁתָ֖םsha.TamH7896them not unto Laban’sלָבָֽן׃la.VanH3837cattleצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

41And it came to pass, whensoever the strongerהַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roTH7194cattleהַצֹּ֣אןha.TzonH6629did conceiveיַחֵם֮ya.ChemH3179,that Jacobיַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoH3290laidוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760the rodsהַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.mak.LotH4731before the eyesלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the cattleהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629in the guttersבָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298,that they might conceiveלְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהle.yach.Me.nahH3179among the rodsבַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ba.mak.LotH4731.

42But when the cattleהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629were feebleוּבְהַעֲטִ֥יףu.ve.ha.'a.TifH5848, he put themnot inיָשִׂ֑יםya.SimH7760:so the feeblerהָעֲטֻפִים֙ha.'a.tu.FimH5848were Laban’sלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837,and the strongerוְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖יםve.ha.ke.shu.RimH7194Jacob’sלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

43And the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376increasedוַיִּפְרֹ֥ץvai.yif.RotzH6555exceedinglyH3966,and had muchרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227cattleצֹ֣אןtzonH6629,and maidservantsוּשְׁפָחוֹת֙u.she.fa.choTH8198,and menservantsוַעֲבָדִ֔יםva.'a.va.DimH5650,and camelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581,and donkeysוַחֲמֹרִֽים׃va.cha.mo.RimH2543.

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