Genesis 30:39
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. | they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted. | And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they mated | וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ | vai-ye-che-MU | H3179 | to conceiveיָחַם (ya.cham) 1) to be hot, conceive 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be hot, become hot 1a2) to mate (of animals) 1a3) to be or become hot (fig. of anger) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to conceive (sexually) 1b2) to be in heat (of animals) |
| the flock | הַצֹּ֖אן | ha-TZON | H6629G | flockצֹאן (tson) 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor) |
| to | אֶל־ | 'el- | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| the branches | הַמַּקְל֑וֹת | ha-mak-LOT | H4731 | rodמַקֵּל (maq.qel) 1) rod, staff 1a) rod, stick 1b) staff (in travel) 1c) wand (of diviner) |
| and they bore | וַתֵּלַ֣דְןָ | va-te-LAD-na | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| the flock | הַצֹּ֔אן | ha-TZON | H6629G | flockצֹאן (tson) 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor) |
| striped [ones] | עֲקֻדִּ֥ים | 'a-ku-DIM | H6124 | stripedעָקֹד (a.qod) streaked, striped |
| speckled [ones] | נְקֻדִּ֖ים | ne-ku-DIM | H5348 | speckledנָקֹד (na.qod) 1) speckled, marked with points 1a) of sheep and goats |
| and spotted [ones] | וּטְלֻאִֽים׃ | u-te-lu-'IM | H2921 | to spotטָלָא (ta.la) 1) to patch, spot, be spotted, be coloured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spot 1a2) spotted (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be patched |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.