Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob. 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. King James Bible But when the cattle were feeble, he put [them] not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. Hebrew But if the animalsהַצֹּ֖אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock were weak, וּבְהַעֲטִ֥יף (ū·ḇə·ha·‘ă·ṭîp̄) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5848: To shroud, clothe, to languish he did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no set out the branches. יָשִׂ֑ים (yā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set So the weaker animals הָעֲטֻפִים֙ (hā·‘ă·ṭu·p̄îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5848: To shroud, clothe, to languish went to וְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be Laban לְלָבָ֔ן (lə·lā·ḇān) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob and the stronger ones וְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖ים (wə·haq·qə·šu·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league to Jacob. לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc |