Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:39:

• Newari: “Children of [cattle] mating before the branch splinters, were born spotted.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He then placed those branches in-front-of the watering-trough of the animals so-that the animals could-see (the branches) when they (came-to-)drink. There in-front-of those branches the goats would-mate when they drank. When they gave-birth, their young (were) spotted.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:40:

• Newari: “He would keep the black and spotted cattle facing them. Keeping them separate, without mixing his own cattle with Laban’s cattle, [and] by caring for them in this way his [herds] increased.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But what- Jacob -did with the sheep (was) different: While these animals were mating, he had- them -face to his spotted goats and the dark-colored/black goats of Laban. In this way Jacob also gathered his own animals and he did- not -put-(them) with the animals of Laban.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:41:

• Newari: “When good-looking and strong cattle came to mate, He would put the branch splinters in front of them alongside the trough for drinking water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If the animals that (were) healthy/[lit. good of body] were-mating-with-each-other there in the watering-trough, Jacob then placed those branches before them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:42:

• Newari: “Branch splinters like that would not be put in front of the weak ones. In this way the strong cattle became Jacob’s, and the weak cattle became Laban’s.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But if the weak animals which (were) the-(ones) mating, he did- not -place the branches. Therefore the weak ones belonged to Laban and the healthy/[lit. good] of body ones belonged to Jacob.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:43:

• Newari: “In this way Jacob became a very rich person. He had many cattle, male and female servants, camels and donkeys.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In this way, Jacob became- very -wealthy. He had-many livestock/[lit. animals] including camels and donkeys. He also had-many male and female servants.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.” (Source: Translation for Translators)