Genesis 30:42
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and when the flock is feeble, he doth not set <FI>them<Fi> ; and the feeble ones have been Laban's, and the strong ones Jacob's.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 30:42 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 31:12‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.
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