36. Then he put a journey of three days between himself and Jacob. But Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban's flocks.
37. Jacob took branches that were freshly cut from poplar, almond and plane trees. He made white stripes on them by peeling off the bark. He uncovered the white wood inside the branches.
38. Then he placed the peeled branches in all of the stone tubs where the animals drank water. He placed them so they would be right in front of the flocks when they came to drink. The flocks were ready to mate when they came to drink.
39. So they mated in front of the branches. And they had little ones that were striped or speckled or spotted.