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OET (OET-LV) And_removed in_the_day (the)_that DOM the_male_goats the_streaked and_the_spotted and_DOM all the_female_goats the_speckled and_the_spotted all that white in/on/over_him/it and_all dark_[one] in/on/at/with_lambs and_he/it_gave in/on/at/with_charge sons_his.
OET (OET-RV) But that very day, he removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, any that had white on it, and all the dark-coloured ones among the lambs. Then he gave them to his sons to look after,
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
וַיָּ֣סַר בַּיּוֹם֩ הַה֨וּא
and,removed in_the=day (the)=that
Make sure your translation of he in this clause refers to Laban, not Jacob (as verse 36 confirms). Also, what Laban does in verse 35 does not follow the agreement he just made with Jacob in verses 32-34. Alternate translation: “But that very day, he removed from his flocks”
אֶת הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים הָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣ים וְהַטְּלֻאִ֗ים וְאֵ֤ת כָּל הָֽעִזִּים֙ הַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹת וְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔ת
DOM the,male_goats the,streaked and,the,spotted and=DOM all/each/any/every the,female_goats the,speckled and,the,spotted
Alternate translation: “all the he-goats that had streaks or spots, and all the she-goats that had speckles or spots,”
כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר לָבָן֙ בּ֔וֹ
all which/who white in/on/over=him/it
The goats were normally dark brown or black, so if they had streaks or spots on them those marks would be white. In the Hebrew text, there is a pun (play-on-words) in verses 35 and 37: the name “Laban” means white, so verse 35 literally says that any goats with “Laban” (white) on them became Jacob’s. You could include that information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “any that had any white marks on them,”
וְכָל ח֖וּם בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑ים
and=all dark-coloured in/on/at/with,lambs
Alternate translation: “as well as all the lambs that were dark-colored.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן בְּיַד בָּנָֽיו
and=he/it_gave in/on/at/with,charge sons,his
Alternate translation: “Then he had his sons tend them,” or “Then he put his sons in charge of them,”
30:34-36 Laban verbally agreed with Jacob’s plan, but he tried to prevent Jacob from accruing wealth by removing animals from the flock that would fulfill the agreement.
• Laban’s deception with his goats reminds us of Jacob’s deception of Esau (cp. 27:9; see study note on 29:14-30).
OET (OET-LV) And_removed in_the_day (the)_that DOM the_male_goats the_streaked and_the_spotted and_DOM all the_female_goats the_speckled and_the_spotted all that white in/on/over_him/it and_all dark_[one] in/on/at/with_lambs and_he/it_gave in/on/at/with_charge sons_his.
OET (OET-RV) But that very day, he removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, any that had white on it, and all the dark-coloured ones among the lambs. Then he gave them to his sons to look after,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.