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Genesis 30:37-39

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.

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