Genesis

Genesis 30:40

⁴⁰Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Laban’s flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban’s animals.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֒	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
set apart	הִפְרִ֣יד	hip̄·rîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6504 divide
the young	וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮	wə·hak·kə·śā·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3775 lamb
but made	וַ֠יִּתֵּן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the	הַצֹּ֧אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
face	פְּנֵ֨י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the streaked	עָקֹ֛ד	‘ā·qōḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6124 striped, streaked
dark-colored	ח֖וּם	ḥūm	Adjective - masculine singular	H2345 darkened, dark brown or black
sheep in Laban’s	לָבָ֑ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
flocks	בְּצֹ֣אן	bə·ṣōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
Then he set	וַיָּֽשֶׁת־	way·yā·šeṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
his own	ל֤וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
stock	עֲדָרִים֙	‘ă·ḏā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5739 flock, herd
apart	לְבַדּ֔וֹ	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
and did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
put them	שָׁתָ֖ם	šā·ṯām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7896 put, set
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Laban’s	לָבָֽן׃	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
animals	צֹ֥אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular construct	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.