Genesis 30:41 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 30:41 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 30:41 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 30:41 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, Jacob laid the rods in front of the eyes of the flock in the watering troughs, that they might conceive among the rods;”

Genesis 30:41 — World English Bible

Genesis 30:41 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods; ”

Genesis 30:41 — American Standard Version

Genesis 30:41 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it hath come to pass whenever the strong ones of the flock conceive, that Jacob set the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, to cause them to conceive by the rods,”

Genesis 30:41 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 30:41 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass whensoever the strong cattle were ardent, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might become ardent among the rods; ”

Genesis 30:41 — Darby Translation

Genesis 30:41 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in euery ramming time of the stronger sheepe, Iaakob layde the rods before the eyes of the sheepe in the gutters, that they might conceiue before the rods.”

Genesis 30:41 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 30:41 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And it happened whenever the strong of the flock conceived, and Jacob placed the rods before the eyes of the flock in the troughs, to cause them to conceive among the rods.”

Genesis 30:41 — The Living Sword

Genesis 30:41 in Context — Genesis 30

39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

40 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.

41 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.

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

43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

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What Does Genesis 30:41 Mean?

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