Genesis

Genesis 30:42

⁴²But if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if the animals	הַצֹּ֖אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
were weak	וּבְהַעֲטִ֥יף	ū·ḇə·ha·‘ă·ṭîp̄	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5848 turn aside
he did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
set out the branches	יָשִׂ֑ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
So the weaker animals	הָעֲטֻפִים֙	hā·‘ă·ṭu·p̄îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5848 turn aside
went to	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Laban	לְלָבָ֔ן	lə·lā·ḇān	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
and the stronger ones	וְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖ים	wə·haq·qə·šu·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
to Jacob	לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃	lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.