And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree. And peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Þerfor Jacob took greene yerdis of popeleris, and of almoundis, and of planes, and in parti dide awei þe rynde of tho, and whanne þe ryndis weren drawun a wei, whitnesse apperide in þese þat weren maad bare; soþely tho þat weren hoole dwelliden grene, and bi this maner þe coloure was maad dyuerse.