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OET (OET-LV) And_it_was in_all the_being_in_heat the_flock the_stronger and_place Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) DOM the_branches in_full_view the_flock in/on/at/with_troughs that_mate_they in/on/at/with_branches.
OET (OET-RV) So whenever the strong animals were ready to mate, then Yacob put the branches in the troughs in front of the flocks so that they would mate by the branches,
וְהָיָ֗ה בְּכָל
and=it_was in=all
This verse includes more details about what Jacob was doing on a regular basis. Alternate translation: “So whenever”
הַצֹּ֣אן הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒
the,flock the,stronger
Alternate translation: “the best female animals” or “the hardy female sheep and goats”
יַחֵם֮
breeding
See how you translated this phrase in verse 38. Alternate translation: “were ready to breed,”
וְשָׂ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֧ב אֶת הַמַּקְל֛וֹת & בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים
and,place Yaakob DOM the,branches & in/on/at/with,troughs
See how you translated a similar clause in verse 38. Alternate translation: “Jacob set the striped branches in the watering tubs”
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-purpose
לְעֵינֵ֥י הַצֹּ֖אן & לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת
in,full_view the,flock & that,mate,they in/on/at/with,branches
See how you translated mate and the branches in verse 39. Alternate translation: “in front of those animals so that they would see the branches as they were breeding.” or “so that as they were mating, they would see the branches.”
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_it_was in_all the_being_in_heat the_flock the_stronger and_place Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) DOM the_branches in_full_view the_flock in/on/at/with_troughs that_mate_they in/on/at/with_branches.
OET (OET-RV) So whenever the strong animals were ready to mate, then Yacob put the branches in the troughs in front of the flocks so that they would mate by the branches,
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.