SEV Biblia, Chapter 30:41
Y sucedía que cuantas veces se calentaban las tempranas, Jacob ponía las varas delante de las ovejas en las pilas, para que concibiesen delante de las varas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 30:41
Verse 41. Whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive] The word twrqm mekushsharoth, which we translate stronger, is understood by several of the ancient interpreters as signifying the early, first-born, or early spring cattle; and hence it is opposed to µypf[ atuphim, which we translate feeble, and which Symmachus properly renders deuterogonoi, cattle of the second birth, as he renders the word mekushsharoth by prwtogonoi, cattle of the first or earliest birth. Now this does not apply merely to two births from the same female in one year, which actually did take place according to the rabbins, the first in Nisan, about our March, and the second in Tisri, about our September; but it more particularly refers to early and late lambs, &c., in the same year; as those that are born just at the termination of winter, and in the very commencement of spring, are every way more valuable than those which were born later in the same spring. Jacob therefore took good heed not to try his experiments with those late produced cattle, because he knew these would produce a degenerate breed, but with the early cattle, which were strong and vigorous, by which his breed must be improved. Hence the whole flock of Laban must be necessarily injured, while Jacob's flock was preserved in a state of increasing perfection. All this proves a consummate knowledge in Jacob of his pastoral office. If extensive breeders in this country were to attend to the same plan, our breed would be improved in a most eminent degree. What a fund of instruction upon almost every subject is to be found in the sacred writings!
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-43 - The fourteen years being gone, Jacob was willing to depart without an provision, except God's promise. But he had in many ways a just claim on Laban's substance, and it was the will of God that he should be provided for from it. He referred his cause to God, rather than agre for stated wages with Laban, whose selfishness was very great. And it would appear that he acted honestly, when none but those of the colour fixed upon should be found among his cattle. Laban selfishly though that his cattle would produce few different in colour from their own Jacob's course after this agreement has been considered an instance of his policy and management. But it was done by intimation from God, an as a token of his power. The Lord will one way or another plead the cause of the oppressed, and honour those who simply trust his providence. Neither could Laban complain of Jacob, for he had nothin more than was freely agreed that he should have; nor was he injured but greatly benefitted by Jacob's services. May all our mercies be received with thanksgiving and prayer, that coming from his bounty they may lead to his praise __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
והיה 1961 בכל 3605 יחם 3179 הצאן 6629 המקשׁרות 7194 ושׂם 7760 יעקב 3290 את 853 המקלות 4731 לעיני 5869 הצאן 6629 ברהטים 7298 ליחמנה 3179 במקלות׃ 4731
