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Genesis 30:40

Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Laban’s flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban’s animals.
Genesis 30:40
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ הִפְרִ֣יד יַעֲקֹב֒ וַ֠יִּתֵּן פְּנֵ֨י הַצֹּ֧אן אֶל־עָקֹ֛ד וְכָל־ח֖וּם בְּצֹ֣אן לָבָ֑ן וַיָּֽשֶׁת־ל֤וֹ עֲדָרִים֙ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א שָׁתָ֖ם עַל־צֹ֥אן לָבָֽן׃

  1. וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.Vim“and the lambs”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֶּ֫שֶׂב · “sheep” · Strong's H3775
  2. הִפְרִ֣ידhif.Rid“he separated”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַד · “to separate” · Strong's H6504
  3. יַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  4. וַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.ten“and he set”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  5. פְּנֵ֨יpe.Nei“[the] faces of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  6. הַצֹּ֧אןha.Tzon“the flock”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. עָקֹ֛ד'a.Kod“[the] striped”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָקֹד · “striped” · Strong's H6124
  9. וְכָל־ve.khol“and every”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. ח֖וּםchum“dark [one]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חוּם · “darkened” · Strong's H2345
  11. בְּצֹ֣אןbe.Tzon“among [the] flock of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  12. לָבָ֑ןla.Van“Laban”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לָבָן · “Laban” · Strong's H3837A
  13. וַיָּֽשֶׁת־vai.ya.shet-“and he made”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שִׁית · “make” · Strong's H7896G
  14. ל֤וֹlo“for <the> himself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  15. עֲדָרִים֙'a.da.Rim“flocks”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
  16. לְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.Do“to only him”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
  17. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  18. שָׁתָ֖םsha.Tam“he put them”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שִׁית · “put” · Strong's H7896H
  19. עַל־'al-“with”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  20. צֹ֥אןtzon“[the] flock of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  21. לָבָֽן׃la.Van“Laban”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לָבָן · “Laban” · Strong's H3837A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)