| 41. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 30:41:1 ⧉וְהָיָ֗הvehayaand it happened Genesis 30:41:2 ⧉בְּכָל־יַחֵם֮bekholyakhemwhenever came into heat Genesis 30:41:3 ⧉הַצֹּ֣אןhatsonthe flock Genesis 30:41:4 ⧉הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒hamekusharotstrong Genesis 30:41:5 ⧉וְשָׂ֨םvesamplaced Genesis 30:41:6 ⧉יַעֲקֹ֧בyaakovJacob Genesis 30:41:7 ⧉אֶת־הַמַּקְל֛וֹתethamaklotthe rods Genesis 30:41:8 ⧉לְעֵינֵ֥יleeyneibefore the eyes of Genesis 30:41:9 ⧉הַצֹּ֖אןhatsonthe flock Genesis 30:41:10 ⧉בָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbarohatimin troughs Genesis 30:41:11 ⧉לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהleyakhmennato breed Genesis 30:41:12 ⧉בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃bamaklotamong the rods |
| 41. Formal Translation And it happened that whenever the stronger flock were in heat, Jacob would place the rods before the eyes of the flock in the watering troughs, so that they would come into heat by the rods. |
| 41. Dynamic Translation Whenever the stronger animals were in heat, Jacob would put the branches in front of the flock in the watering channels, so that they would mate near the branches. |