Genesis 30:41-43
Context30:41 When the stronger females were in heat, 1 Jacob would set up the branches in the troughs in front of the flock, so they would mate near the branches. 30:42 But if the animals were weaker, he did not set the branches there. 2 So the weaker animals ended up belonging to Laban 3 and the stronger animals to Jacob. 30:43 In this way Jacob 4 became extremely prosperous. He owned 5 large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.
[30:41] 1 tn Heb “and at every breeding-heat of the flock.”
[30:42] 2 tn Heb “he did not put [them] in.” The referent of the [understood] direct object, “them,” has been specified as “the branches” in the translation for clarity.
[30:42] 3 tn Heb “were for Laban.”
[30:43] 4 tn Heb “the man”; Jacob’s name has been supplied in the translation for clarity.