Exodus

Exodus 2:17

¹⁷And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when some shepherds	הָרֹעִ֖ים	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
came along	וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and drove them away	וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּם	way·ḡā·rə·šūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H1644 drive out, cast out
Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
rose up	וַיָּ֤קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to help them	וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ן	way·yō·wō·ši·‘ān	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine plural	H3467 deliver
and watered	וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ	way·yašq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
their flock	צֹאנָֽם׃	ṣō·nām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

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