Genesis 30:37
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. | Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches. | And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he took | וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ | vai-yi-kach- | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya-'a-KO | H3290 | Jacobיַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Another name of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478) § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" … |
| branch[es] of | מַקַּ֥ל | ma-KAL | H4731 | rodמַקֵּל (maq.qel) 1) rod, staff 1a) rod, stick 1b) staff (in travel) 1c) wand (of diviner) |
| poplar | לִבְנֶ֛ה | liv-NEH | H3839 | poplarלִבְנֶה (liv.neh) 1) poplar, white poplar 1a) a tree which exudes milky-white gum |
| freshly cut | לַ֖ח | lach | H3892 | freshלַח (lach) 1) moist, fresh, new 1a) moist, fresh (of plants) 1b) new (of cords, sinews) |
| and almond | וְל֣וּז | ve-LUZ | H3869 | almondלוּז (luz) almond tree, almond wood |
| and plane tree | וְעֶרְמ֑וֹן | ve-'er-MON | H6196 | plane treeעַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) 1) plane-tree 1a) as stripped of bark |
| and he stripped | וַיְפַצֵּ֤ל | vay-fa-TZEL | H6478 | to peelפָּצַל (pa.tsal) (Piel) to peel |
| strips | פְּצָל֣וֹת | pe-tza-LOT | H6479 | stripeפִּצְלָה (pe.tsa.lah) stripe, peeled spot or stripe or strip |
| white | לְבָנ֔וֹת | le-va-NOT | H3836 | whiteלָבָן (la.van) white |
| [the] peeling of | מַחְשֹׂף֙ | mach-SOF | H4286 | exposingמַחְשֹׂף (mach.soph) 1) a stripping, a laying bare 1a) of bark |
| the white [wood] | הַלָּבָ֔ן | ha-la-VAN | H3836 | whiteלָבָן (la.van) white |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| [was] on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| the branches | הַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ | ha-mak-LOT | H4731 | rodמַקֵּל (maq.qel) 1) rod, staff 1a) rod, stick 1b) staff (in travel) 1c) wand (of diviner) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.