וְהָיָ֗ה בְּכָל־יַחֵם֮ הַצֹּ֣אן הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ וְשָׂ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֧ב אֶת־הַמַּקְל֛וֹת לְעֵינֵ֥י הַצֹּ֖אן בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃
Setiap kali kambing domba yang lekas berkawin itu menjadi birahi, Yakub menaruh dahan-dahan itu di saluran-saluran air di depan mata kambing domba itu, supaya mereka berkawin di dekat dahan-dahan itu.
Targum Jonathan
And it was that whenever the early (prime) sheep conceived, Jakob set the rods in the canals before the eyes of the sheep, that they might conceive before the rods.