Genesis 30:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 30:37 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּֽקַּֽח
lâqach
H3947
to take
ל֣וֹ
יַעֲקֹ֗ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
מַקַּ֥ל
maqqêl
H4731
staff
לִבְנֶ֛ה
libneh
H3839
poplar
לַ֖ח
lach
H3892
moist
וְל֣וּז
lûwz
H3869
almond
וְעֶרְמ֑וֹן
ʻarmôwn
H6196
plane tree
וַיְפַצֵּ֤ל
pâtsal
H6478
to peel
בָּהֵן֙
פְּצָל֣וֹת
pᵉtsâlâh
H6479
stripe
לְבָנ֔וֹת
lâbân
H3836
white
מַחְשֹׂף֙
machsôph
H4286
stripping
הַלָּבָ֔ן
lâbân
H3836
white
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמַּקְלֽוֹת
maqqêl
H4731
staff
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob took to himself rods of fresh poplar, almond, plane tree, peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jacob took for himself fresh-cut branches of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white stripes in them, exposing the white that inside the branches.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).