Genesis 30:42
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.In other versions
but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
ASV
But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.
BBE
but when the sheep were feeble, he put [them] not in; so the feeble were Laban's, and the strong Jacob's.
DBY
but when the flock were feeble, he didn't put them in. So the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
WEB
and when the flock is feeble, he doth not set `them'; and the feeble ones have been Laban's, and the strong ones Jacob's.
YLT
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
ENG
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
WBT
But if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.
BSB
In context
40And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ring-streaked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.
41And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
42But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
43And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
People in this verse
- Israel
- Laban