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OET (OET-LV) And_mated the_flocks to the_branches and_bore the_flocks striped_[ones] speckled_[ones] and_spotted.
OET (OET-RV) Thus the flocks would mate by the striped branches, and they would bear young who were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ הַצֹּ֖אן אֶל הַמַּקְל֑וֹת
and,mated the,flocks to/towards the,branches
Make sure your translation of the verbs in this verse refers to a repeated or habitual activity, not a one-time event. Alternate translation: “so they would mate in front of the branches,” or “they would mate where they could see the branches,” or “they would see the branches as they were breeding,”
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַתֵּלַ֣דְןָ הַצֹּ֔אן עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים וּטְלֻאִֽים
and,bore the,flocks streaked speckled and,spotted
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. See how you translated speckled and spotted in verses 32-33 and 35. Also consider what is the most natural way in your language to refer to the flocks in verses 38 and 39. Alternate translation: “As a result, they would bear offspring that were streaked or speckled or spotted.”
30:37-43 God blessed Jacob despite Laban’s duplicity. Not to be outwitted, Jacob used selective breeding to acquire a flock, following the traditional belief that peeled sticks influenced the kind of animal that would be born. The peeled branches seemingly made his animals produce streaked and spotted young; Jacob later acknowledged that God had prospered him (31:7-12). Jacob gained stronger animals for himself and weaker ones for Laban (30:41-42).
OET (OET-LV) And_mated the_flocks to the_branches and_bore the_flocks striped_[ones] speckled_[ones] and_spotted.
OET (OET-RV) Thus the flocks would mate by the striped branches, and they would bear young who were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
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.