Genesis 30:36-38

New Century Version

³⁶ Then he took these animals to a place that was three days’ journey away from Jacob. Jacob took care of all the flocks that were left.

³⁷ So Jacob cut green branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them. ³⁸ He put the branches in front of the flocks at the watering places. When the animals came to drink, they also mated there,