# The flocks bred

"The animals of the flocks conceived" or "The animals mated"

# produced striped, speckled, and spotted young

"gave birth to babies with stripes and spots"

# Jacob separated

It can be made explicit that this happened over several years. AT: "During the several years following, Jacob separated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# face toward

"look toward"

# he separated out his flocks for himself alone

"he set his flocks apart"