Genesis 30:41 Go deeper
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And 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. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 1
בְּכָל\־be.kholin all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 2
יַחֵם֮ya.Chem[the] being in heat of
Lemma: יָחַם (ya.cham) · Strong's: H3179
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to conceive
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 30:38, Genesis 30:39, Genesis 31:10, Psalms 51:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3179; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 3
הַצֹּ֣אןha.Tzonthe sheep
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 30:41 word 4
הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roT<the> vigorous [female]
Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsfpa)
Meaning: to conspire
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:42, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18, Joshua 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 5
וְשָׂ֨םve.Samand he put out
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 6
יַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 8
הַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.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 30:39, Genesis 32:10, Exodus 12:11, Numbers 22:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4731; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 9
לְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 10
הַצֹּ֖אןha.Tzonthe sheep
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 30:41 word 11
בָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbo.ro.ha.Timin the drinking troughs
Lemma: רַ֫הַט (ra.hat) · Strong's: H7298A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: trough
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 30:38, Exodus 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7298A; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 12
לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהle.yach.Me.nahto mate her
Lemma: יָחַם (ya.cham) · Strong's: H3179
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to conceive
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 30:38, Genesis 30:39, Genesis 31:10, Psalms 51:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3179; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 13
בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת\׃ba.mak.Lotat the 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 30:39, Genesis 32:10, Exodus 12:11, Numbers 22:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4731; TAHOT Genesis 30:41 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whenever | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the stronger females | → | קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire |
| of the flock | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| were in heat | → | יָחַם H3179 to conceive |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| would place | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| the branches | → | מַקֵּל H4731 rod |
| in the troughs | → | רַ֫הַט H7298A trough |
| in full view | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| of the animals | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| so that they would breed | → | יָחַם H3179 to conceive |
| in front of the branches | → | מַקֵּל H4731 rod |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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