39. So when the goats bred in front of the branches, they produced young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
40. Jacob kept the sheep separate from the goats and made them face in the direction of the streaked and black animals of Laban's flock. In this way he built up his own flock and kept it apart from Laban's.
41. When the healthy animals were mating, Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs, so that they would breed among the branches.
42. 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.
43. In this way Jacob became very wealthy. He had many flocks, slaves, camels, and donkeys.