Genesis

Genesis 24:11

11As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As evening approachedעֶ֔רֶב‘e·reḇNoun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
he made the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםhag·gə·mal·lîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1581 camel
kneel downוַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְway·yaḇ·rêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
nearאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the wellבְּאֵ֣רbə·’êrNoun - feminine singular constructH875 well, pit
outsideמִח֥וּץmi·ḥūṣPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2351 the outside
the townלָעִ֖ירlā·‘îrPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
at the timeלְעֵ֖תlə·‘êṯPreposition-l; Noun - common singularH6256 time
when the women went outצֵ֥אתṣêṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3318 go or come out
to draw waterהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃haš·šō·’ă·ḇōṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH7579 draw

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