Genesis 30:39

 Genesis 30:39 

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

a. ESV:  The flocks bred in front of the sticks and so the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.  [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]

b. YLT: And the flocks conceive at the rods, and the flock beareth ring-straked, speckled, and spotted ones.  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified: The flocks bred and conceived in sight of the rods and brought forth lambs and kids streaked, speckled, and spotted.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. NASB 1995: So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.  [New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.]

Stone Edition THE CHUMASH, Rabbinic Commentary: Then the flocks became stimulated by the rods and the flocks gave birth to ringed ones, speckled ones, and spotted ones.  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE CHUMASH Copyright 1998, 2000 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ldt.]

1. “And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.”

a. [And the] flocks [Strong: 6629 tsôʼn, tsone; or צאוֹן tsʼôwn; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):—(small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).]

b. conceived [Strong: 3179 yâcham, yaw-kham'; a primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive:—get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.]

c. before [Strong: 413 ʼêl, ale; (but used only in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel, el); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because (-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in (-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to (-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with (-in).]

d. [the] rods [Strong: 4731 maqqêl, mak-kale; or (feminine) מַקְּלָה maqqᵉlâh; from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate; a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining):—rod, (hand-)staff.]

e. [and] brought forth [Strong: 3205 yâlad, yaw-lad'; a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:—bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).]

f. cattle [Strong: 6629 tsôʼn, tsone; or צאוֹן tsʼôwn; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):—(small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).]

g. ring straked [Strong: 6124 ʻâqôd, aw-kode'; from H6123; striped (with bands):—ring straked.]

h. speckled [Strong: 5348 nâqôd, naw-kode'; from an unused root meaning to mark (by puncturing or branding); spotted:—speckled.]

i. [and] spotted [Strong: 2921 ṭâlâʼ, taw-law'; a primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry):—clouted, with divers colours, spotted.]