41. Whenever the stronger of the flocks were in heat, Jacob would lay the branches in the troughs in front of them so that they would mate by the branches.
42. But when the flocks in heat were weak, he didn’t lay down the branches. So the weaker ones belonged to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.
43. As a result, Jacob became very wealthy. He had large flocks, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys.