Genesis 30:36-38

Darby Translation

³⁶ And he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flock.

³⁷ And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar, almond-tree, and maple; and peeled off white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.

³⁸ And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flock, in the troughs at the watering-places where the flock came to drink, and they were ardent when they came to drink.