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42 But if the animals were weaker, he did not set the branches there.[a] So the weaker animals ended up belonging to Laban[b] and the stronger animals to Jacob. 43 In this way Jacob[c] became extremely prosperous. He owned[d] large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:42 tn Heb “he did not put [them] in.” The referent of the [understood] direct object, “them,” has been specified as “the branches” in the translation for clarity.
  2. Genesis 30:42 tn Heb “were for Laban.”
  3. Genesis 30:43 tn Heb “the man”; Jacob’s name has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  4. Genesis 30:43 tn Heb “and there were to him.”