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Genesis 30:41

Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches.
Genesis 30:41
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּכָל־יַחֵם֮ הַצֹּ֣אן הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ וְשָׂ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֧ב אֶת־הַמַּקְל֛וֹת לְעֵינֵ֥י הַצֹּ֖אן בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃

  1. וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yah“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. יַחֵם֮ya.Chem“[the] being in heat of”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from יָחַם · “to conceive” · Strong's H3179
  4. הַצֹּ֣אןha.Tzon“the sheep”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  5. הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roT“<the> vigorous [female]”
    Definite article + Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, plural, absolute · from קָשַׁר · “to conspire” · Strong's H7194
  6. וְשָׂ֨םve.Sam“and he put out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  7. יַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. הַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.mak.Lot“the branches”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַקֵּל · “rod” · Strong's H4731
  10. לְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.Nei“to [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  11. הַצֹּ֖אןha.Tzon“the sheep”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  12. בָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbo.ro.ha.Tim“in the drinking troughs”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַ֫הַט · “trough” · Strong's H7298A
  13. לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהle.yach.Me.nah“to mate her”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָחַם · “to conceive” · Strong's H3179
  14. בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ba.mak.Lot“at the branches”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַקֵּל · “rod” · Strong's H4731
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)