Now Abimelech had come to him from Gerar along with Ahuzzah his friend and Phicol the commander of his army.

Then he set up the peeled branches in all the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. He set up the branches in front of the flocks when they were in heat and came to drink.

When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

When the stronger females were in heat, Jacob would set up the branches in the troughs in front of the flock, so they would mate near the branches.

He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them.

Then Esau said, "Let's be on our way! I will go in front of you."

After some time Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah was consoled, he left for Timnah to visit his sheepshearers, along with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Then Judah had his friend Hirah the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge, but Hirah could not find her.

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.