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Genesis 30:37

What does Genesis 30:37 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 30:37 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jacob taketh to himself a rod of fresh poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut, and doth peel in them white peelings, making bare the white that <FI>is<Fi> on the rods,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Jacob took green rods of poplar, and of almond, and of plane-trees, and pilled them in part: so when the bark was taken off, in the parts that were pilled, there appeared whiteness: but the parts that were whole, remained green: and by this means the colour was divers.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar, almond-tree, and maple; and peeled off white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.

Context

v.36and he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

v.37This passage

v.38And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 31:8

    The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir-trees were not like its boughs, and the plane-trees were not as its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like unto it in its beauty.

  • Genesis 31:9

    Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

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