Génesis 30:38-43

38 Y puso las varas que había mondado en las pilas, en los abrevaderos del agua donde las ovejas venían a beber, delante de las ovejas, las cuales se calentaban viniendo a beber

39 Y concebían las ovejas delante de las varas, y parían borregos cinchados, pintados y manchados

40 Y apartaba Jacob los corderos, y ponía con su rebaño los cinchados y todo lo que era bermejo en el hato de Labán. Y ponía su hato aparte, y no lo ponía con las ovejas de Labán

41 Y sucedía que cuantas veces se calentaban las fuertes, Jacob ponía las varas delante de las ovejas en las pilas, para que concibieran delante de las varas

42 Y cuando venían las ovejas débiles, no las ponía; así eran las débiles para Labán, y las fuertes para Jacob

43 Y se multiplicó el varón muchísimo, y tuvo muchas ovejas, y siervas y siervos, y camellos y asnos

Génesis 30:38-43 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 30

This chapter gives an account of Rachel's envy of her sister for her fruitfulness, and of her earnest desire of having children, which she expressed to Jacob in an unbecoming manner, for which he reproved her, Ge 30:1,2, of her giving her maid Bilhah to Jacob, by whom he had two sons, Dan and Naphtali, Ge 30:3-8; and of Leah's giving her maid Zilpah to him, by whom he had two other sons, Gad and Asher, Ge 30:9-13; and of Reuben's mandrakes he found in the field, and the agreement made between Rachel and Leah about them, Ge 30:14-16; and of Leah's bearing Jacob two more sons and one daughter, Ge 30:17-21, and of Rachel's also bearing him a son, whose name was Joseph, Ge 30:22-24; upon which he desires leave of Laban to depart into his own country, his time of servitude being up, Ge 30:25,26; which brought on a new agreement between him and Laban, that for the future he should have all the speckled, spotted, and brown cattle for his service, Ge 30:27-36; and the chapter is concluded with an account of a cunning scheme of Jacob's to increase that sort of cattle, which succeeded, and by which he became rich, Ge 30:37-43.