Verse Comparison: Genesis 30:42
American Standard Version
but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
Amplified® Bible
But when the sheep {and} goats were feeble, he omitted putting the rods there; so the feebler animals were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's.
Contemporary English Version
But he would not put out the branches when the weaker animals were mating. So Jacob got all of the healthy animals, and Laban got what was left.
Darby English Version
but when the sheep were feeble, he put [them] not in; so the feeble were Laban's, and the strong Jacob's.
Good News Bible
But he did not put the branches in front of the weak animals. Soon Laban had all the weak animals, and Jacob all the healthy ones.
King James Version
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
New American Standard Bible
but when the flock was feeble, he did not put {them} in; so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's.
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban’s and the stronger Jacob’s.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
but when the flock showed feebleness, he did not put them in; so the feebler stock became Laban's and the stronger Jacob's.
Revised Standard Version
but for the feebler of the flock he did not lay them there; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
Young's Literal Translation
and when the flock is feeble, he doth not set `them'; and the feeble ones have been Laban's, and the strong ones Jacob's.
