Genesis 30:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
separatedהִפְרִ֣יד
(hif·rid)
6504: to dividea prim. root
the lambs,וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮
(ve·hak·ke·sa·vim)
3775: a lambby transp. for kebes
and madeוַ֠יִּתֵּן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
the flocksהַצֹּ֧אן
(ha·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
faceפְּנֵ֨י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
towardאֶל־
(el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
the stripedעָקֹ֛ד
(a·kod)
6124: striped, streakedfrom an unused word
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the blackח֖וּם
(chum)
2345: darkened, dark brown or blackfrom an unused word
in the flockבְּצֹ֣אן
(be·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
of Laban;לָבָ֑ן
(la·van;)
3837a: father-in-law of Jacobfrom laben
and he putוַיָּֽשֶׁת־
(vai·ya·shet-)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
his own herdsעֲדָרִים֙
(a·da·rim)
5739: a flock, herdfrom adar
apart,לְבַדֹּ֔ו
(le·vad·dov,)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
and did not putשָׁתָ֖ם
(sha·tam)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
them with Laban'sלָבָֽן׃
(la·van.)
3837a: father-in-law of Jacobfrom laben
flock.צֹ֥אן
(tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
did separate
parad  (paw-rad')
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself) -- disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
the lambs
keseb  (keh'-seb)
a young sheep -- lamb.
and set
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the faces
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the flocks
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
toward
'el  (ale)
denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to
the ringstraked
`aqod  (aw-kode')
striped (with bands) -- ring straked.
and all the brown
chuwm  (khoom)
brown.
in the flock
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
of Laban
Laban  (law-bawn')
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert -- Laban.
and he put
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
his own flocks
`eder  (ay'-der)
an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) -- drove, flock, herd.
by themselves and put
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
them not unto Laban's
Laban  (law-bawn')
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert -- Laban.
cattle
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Jacob separated the lambs, and made the flocks face toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban; and he put his own herds apart, and did not put them with Laban's flock.

King James Bible
And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob separated the lambs and made the flocks face the streaked and the completely dark sheep in Laban's flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and didn't put them with Laban's sheep.

International Standard Version
Jacob kept the lambs separate, facing the striped and entirely black ones that belonged to Laban's flock. He set his own herd by itself and would not let them be with Laban's flock.

NET Bible
Jacob removed these lambs, but he made the rest of the flock face the streaked and completely dark-colored animals in Laban's flock. So he made separate flocks for himself and did not mix them with Laban's flocks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob separated the rams from the flock and made the rest of the sheep face any that were striped or black in Laban's flocks. So he made separate herds for himself and did not add them to Laban's flocks.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not with Laban's flock.
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