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Genesis 30:37

Israel

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.

36 Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.

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,

39 they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

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BSB
Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.
KJV
And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
WEB
Jacob took to himself rods of fresh poplar, almond, and plane tree, peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
ASV
And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree. And peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
DARBY
And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar, almond-tree, and maple; and peeled off white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.
BLB
And Jacob took for himself rods of fresh poplar and of almond and plane tree, and he peeled in them white stripes exposing the white that [was] in the rods.
ÅB
Men Jakob tok seg friske kjepper av poppel-, hassel- og lønnetrær og skavde hvite striper på dem, så det hvite på kjeppene kom fram.
OTB
Jakob tok deretter friske staver av poppel, mandel og platantrær, og skrelte hvite striper i dem, og blottet det hvite på stavene.
B1930
Men Jakob tok sig friske kjepper av poppel-, hassel- og lønnetrær og skavde hvite striper på dem, så det hvite på kjeppene kom frem.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 31:8

    The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.

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  • Genesis 31:9–13

    Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

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