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The flocksהַצֹּאןmatedוַיֶּחֱמוּin front of the rods,אֶל הַמַּקְלוֹתand the flocksהַצֹּאןbore youngוַתֵּלַדְןָstriped,עֲקֻדִּיםspeckled,נְקֻדִּיםand spotted.וּטְלֻאִים
Genesis 30:39
Study it in the app“The flocks mated in front of the rods, and the flocks bore young striped, speckled, and spotted.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:39, word by word
- The flocksצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- matedיֶּחֱמוּyechemu
mate
For male and female to come together to have young.
Where else “yechemu” appears- in front of the rodsמַּקְלוֹתmaklot
rod
A thin stick or cut branch, used to mark, touch or consult.
Where else “maklot” appears- bore youngתֵּלַדְןָteladna
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teladna” appears- stripedעֲקֻדִּיםakudim
striped
Striped, with bands.
Where else “akudim” appears- speckledנְקֻדִּיםnekudim
speckled
Speckled, with small spots.
Where else “nekudim” appears- and spottedטְלֻאִיםteluim
spotted
Having spots or dots of another color on skin or coat, like some sheep and goats.
Where else “teluim” appears
The context
38He 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.
39 · This verse (above)
40Jacob separated the lambs, and he turned the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the dark in the flock of Laban; and he made for himself flocks by themselves and did not put them with the flock of Laban.
To study Genesis 30 in a group
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?