Study it in the app“He set the rods that he had peeled in the channels, in the watering troughs, where the flocks came to drink, in front of the flocks; and they mated when they came to drink.”
He setוַיַּצֵּגthe rodsאֶת הַמַּקְלוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרhe had peeledפִּצֵּלin the channels,בָּרֳהָטִיםin the watering troughs,בְּשִׁקֲתוֹת הַמָּיִםwhereאֲשֶׁרthe flocksהַצֹּאןcameתָּבֹאןָto drink,לִשְׁתּוֹתin front ofלְנֹכַחthe flocks;הַצֹּאןand they matedוַיֵּחַמְנָהwhen they cameבְּבֹאָןto drink.לִשְׁתּוֹת
set, place
Set, place, leave in position.
Where else “yatseg” appearsrod
A thin stick or cut branch, used to mark, touch or consult.
Where else “maklot” appearspeel
Peel, strip off bark.
Where else “pitsel” appearstrough
A basin where animals drink.
Where else “rohatim” appearstrough
Trough: a basin where animals drink.
Where else “shikatot” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavona” appearsdrink
Drink.
Where else “shetot” appearsopposite
On the opposite side, facing something.
Where else “nochach” appearsmate
For male and female to come together to have young.
Where else “yechamna” appears37Jacob took for himself fresh rods of poplar and almond and plane tree, and peeled white stripes in them, exposing the white that was on the rods.
38 · This verse (above)
39The flocks mated in front of the rods, and the flocks bore young striped, speckled, and spotted.
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?
