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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.

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וּבְהַעֲטִ֥יףuvehaatifand in coverעָטַףconjunction, preposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “and in cover”, the to-form of the verbH5848to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languishcover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.הַצֹּ֖אןhatsonthe flockצֹאןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָשִׂ֑יםyasimputשׂוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “put”, an unfinished actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…וְהָיָ֤הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הָעֲטֻפִים֙haatufimthe coverעָטַףdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the cover”, a verb used as a describing wordH5848to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languishcover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.לְלָבָ֔ןlelavanto Labanלָבָןpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Laban”H3837Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the DesertLaban.וְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖יםvehaqshurimand the bindקָשַׁרconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and the bind”, a verb used as a describing wordH7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).לְיַעֲקֹֽבleyaaqovto Jacobיַעֲקֹבpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.

World English Bible

but when the flock were feeble, he didn’t put them in. So the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

Darby Translation

but when the sheep were feeble, he put [them] not in; so the feeble were Laban's, and the strong Jacob's.

Douay-Rheims

But when the latter coming was, and the last conceiving, he did not put them. And those that were lateward, became Laban’s: and they of the first time, Jacob’s.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But he did not put them in indiscriminately whenever the cattle happened to bring forth, but the unmarked ones were Laban's, and the marked ones Jacob's.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡνίκα δʼ ἂν ἔτεκε τὰ πρόβατα, οὐκ ἐτίθει· ἐγένετο δὲ τὰ μὲν ἄσημα τοῦ Λάβαν, τὰ δὲ ἐπίσημα τοῦ Ἰακώβ.