Genesis 30:36
34 “Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.”
35 That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.
Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.
37 Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.
38 Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.
- KJV
- And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
- WEB
- He set three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
- ASV
- and he set three days` journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban`s flocks.
- DARBY
- And he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flock.
- BLB
- And he put a journey of three days between himself and between Jacob, and Jacob was pasturing the flock of Laban, the remaining ones.
- ÅB
- og han la tre dagsreiser mellom seg og Jakob. Og Jakob gjætte resten av Labans småfe.
- OTB
- Han satte en avstand på tre dagers reise mellom seg selv og Jakob, mens Jakob fortsatte å gjete resten av Labans flokker.
- B1930
- og han la tre dagsreiser mellem sig og Jakob. Og Jakob gjætte resten av Labans småfe.