The Meaning of Genesis 30:40 Explained

Genesis 30:40

KJV: And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.

YLT: And the lambs hath Jacob parted, and he putteth the face of the flock towards the ring-streaked, also all the brown in the flock of Laban, and he setteth his own droves by themselves, and hath not set them near Laban's flock.

Darby: And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flock toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he made himself separate flocks, and did not put them with Laban's flock.

ASV: And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jacob  did separate  the lambs,  and set  the faces  of the flocks  toward  the ringstraked,  and all the brown  in the flock  of Laban;  and he put  his own flocks  by themselves, and put  them not unto Laban's  cattle. 

What does Genesis 30:40 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 30:25-43 - Jacob's Flocks Increase
There is little in this story to the credit of Jacob, and nothing to choose between him and Laban. They are well matched one against another; and if anything, Jacob excelled in cunning. The heir of the promises deals with the child of this world on the principles of which men of honor would refuse to make use. We feel inclined to pity Laban, who had never seen the angel-ladder, or shared the great promises which had surrounded the path of his relative. He trusted this man of the chosen tribe, but was to be woefully deceived. But are there not many professing Christians who are playing Jacob's part today? While holding high positions in the religious world, they stoop to practices to which men of the world would be no parties. We hear but little more of Laban, but Jacob is destined to pass through the fire of trouble, by which the dross will be consumed and his soul made white and purified. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 30

1  Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob
5  Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali
9  Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher
14  Reuben finds mandrakes,
15  with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel
17  Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah
22  Rachel bears Joseph
25  Jacob desires to depart
27  Laban detains him on a new agreement
37  Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich

What do the individual words in Genesis 30:40 mean?

And the lambs separated Jacob and made face the flocks toward the streaked and all the brown in the flock of Laban but he put his own flocks by themselves and not did put them with flock of Laban
וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ הִפְרִ֣יד יַעֲקֹב֒ וַ֠יִּתֵּן פְּנֵ֨י הַצֹּ֧אן אֶל־ עָקֹ֛ד וְכָל־ ח֖וּם בְּצֹ֣אן לָבָ֑ן וַיָּֽשֶׁת־ ל֤וֹ עֲדָרִים֙ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א שָׁתָ֖ם עַל־ צֹ֥אן לָבָֽן

וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮  And  the  lambs 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֶּשֶׂב  
Sense: lamb, young ram, sheep.
הִפְרִ֣יד  separated 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּרַד  
Sense: to separate, divide.
יַעֲקֹב֒  Jacob 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
וַ֠יִּתֵּן  and  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
פְּנֵ֨י  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַצֹּ֧אן  the  flocks 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
אֶל־  toward 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
עָקֹ֛ד  the  streaked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָקֹד  
Sense: streaked, striped.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
ח֖וּם  the  brown 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חוּם  
Sense: dark colour, darkened, dark brown or black.
בְּצֹ֣אן  in  the  flock 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
לָבָ֑ן  of  Laban 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לָבָן 
Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
וַיָּֽשֶׁת־  but  he  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
ל֤וֹ  his  own 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
עֲדָרִים֙  flocks 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֵדֶר  
Sense: flock, herd.
לְבַדּ֔וֹ  by  themselves 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
וְלֹ֥א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שָׁתָ֖ם  did  put  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
צֹ֥אן  flock 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
לָבָֽן  of  Laban 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לָבָן 
Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.

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