Genesis 30:39 Go deeper

And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. (KJV)

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וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּvai.ye.che.Muand they mated

Lemma: יָחַם (ya.cham) · Strong's: H3179

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to conceive

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 30:38, Genesis 30:41, Genesis 31:10, Psalms 51:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3179; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 1

הַצֹּ֖אןha.Tzonthe flock

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 3

הַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.Lotthe branches

Lemma: מַקֵּל (maq.qel) · Strong's: H4731

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: rod

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 30:37, Genesis 30:38, Genesis 30:41, Genesis 32:10, Exodus 12:11, Numbers 22:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4731; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 4

וַתֵּלַ֣דְןָva.te.Lad.naand they bore

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 5

הַצֹּ֔אןha.Tzonthe flock

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 6

עֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.Dimstriped [ones]

Lemma: עָקֹד (a.qod) · Strong's: H6124

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: striped

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6124; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 7

נְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.Dimspeckled [ones]

Lemma: נָקֹד (na.qod) · Strong's: H5348

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: speckled

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5348; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 8

וּטְלֻאִֽים\׃u.te.lu.'Imand spotted [ones]

Lemma: טָלָא (ta.la) · Strong's: H2921

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to spot

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35, Joshua 9:5, Ezekiel 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2921; TAHOT Genesis 30:39 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

they	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
mated	→	יָחַם H3179 to conceive
in front of	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the branches	→	מַקֵּל H4731 rod
And they bore	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
young [that were]	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
streaked	→	עָקֹד H6124 striped
or speckled	→	נָקֹד H5348 speckled
or spotted	→	טָלָא H2921 to spot

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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