Genesis

Genesis 30:37

³⁷Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֗ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
however	יַעֲקֹ֗ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
took	וַיִּֽקַּֽח־	way·yiq·qaḥ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
fresh	לַ֖ח	laḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3892 moist, fresh, new
branches	מַקַּ֥ל	maq·qal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4731 rod, staff
of poplar	לִבְנֶ֛ה	liḇ·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H3839 poplar
almond	וְל֣וּז	wə·lūz	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3869 almond-tree, almond-wood
and plane trees	וְעֶרְמ֑וֹן	wə·ʿɛr·mōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6196 plane-tree
and peeled	וַיְפַצֵּ֤ל	way·p̄aṣ·ṣêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6478 peel
exposing	מַחְשֹׂף֙	maḥ·śōp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4286 a laying bare, stripping
the white	לְבָנ֔וֹת	lə·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H3836 white
inner wood	פְּצָל֣וֹת	pə·ṣā·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6479 peeled spot or stripe
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the branches	הַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃	ham·maq·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4731 rod, staff

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