Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches. Young's Literal Translation And it hath come to pass whenever the strong ones of the flock conceive, that Jacob set the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, to cause them to conceive by the rods, King James Bible And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. Hebrew Wheneverבְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the stronger females הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ (ham·quš·šā·rō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league of the flock הַצֹּ֣אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock were in heat, יַחֵם֮ (ya·ḥêm) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 3179: To be hot, to conceive Jacob יַעֲקֹ֧ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc would place וְשָׂ֨ם (wə·śām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the branches הַמַּקְל֛וֹת (ham·maq·lō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4731: A shoot, stick in the troughs, בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים (bā·ro·hā·ṭîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7298: A channel, watering-box, ringlet of hair in full view לְעֵינֵ֥י (lə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of the animals, הַצֹּ֖אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock so they would breed לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה (lə·yaḥ·mên·nāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3179: To be hot, to conceive in front of the branches. בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ (bam·maq·lō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4731: A shoot, stick |