Genesis 30:42
42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
Other Translations of Genesis 30:42
New International Version
42 but if the animals were weak, he would not place them there. So the weak animals went to Laban and the strong ones to Jacob.
English Standard Version
42 but for the feebler of the flock he would not lay them there. So the feebler would be Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
The Message
42 But he wouldn't set up the branches before the feebler animals. That way the feeble animals went to Laban and the sturdy ones to Jacob.
New King James Version
42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's.
New Living Translation
42 But he didn't do this with the weaker ones, so the weaker lambs belonged to Laban, and the stronger ones were Jacob's.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 30:42