| 37. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 30:37:1 ⧉וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ל֣וֹvayikkakhlotook for himself Genesis 30:37:2 ⧉יַעֲקֹ֗בyaakovJacob Genesis 30:37:3 ⧉מַקַּ֥לmakala stick of Genesis 30:37:4 ⧉לִבְנֶ֛הlivenehpoplar Genesis 30:37:5 ⧉לַ֖חlakhfresh Genesis 30:37:6 ⧉וְל֣וּזveluzand almond tree Genesis 30:37:7 ⧉וְעֶרְמ֑וֹןveeremonand plane tree Genesis 30:37:8 ⧉וַיְפַצֵּ֤לvayefattselHe peeled Genesis 30:37:9 ⧉בָּהֵן֙bahenin them Genesis 30:37:10 ⧉פְּצָל֣וֹתpetsalotstripes Genesis 30:37:11 ⧉לְבָנ֔וֹתlevanotwhite Genesis 30:37:12 ⧉מַחְשֹׂף֙makhesofexposing Genesis 30:37:13 ⧉הַלָּבָ֔ןhallavanthe white part Genesis 30:37:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֖רasherthat is Genesis 30:37:15 ⧉עַל־הַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃alhammakeloton the sticks |
| 37. Formal Translation Jacob took fresh rods of poplar, almond, and plane tree and peeled them to yield white peelings, thereby exposing the pale wood beneath the surface. |
| 37. Dynamic Translation Jacob selected fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees and removed their bark to form white stripes, revealing the lighter wood underneath. |