Genesis
Genesis 24:20
20And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And she quickly | וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר | wat·tə·ma·hêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4116 hasten |
| emptied | וַתְּעַ֤ר | wat·tə·‘ar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6168 be naked, bare |
| her jar | כַּדָּהּ֙ | kad·dāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3537 jar |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the trough | הַשֹּׁ֔קֶת | haš·šō·qeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8268 watering-trough |
| and ran | וַתָּ֥רָץ | wat·tā·rāṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7323 run |
| back | ע֛וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the well | הַבְּאֵ֖ר | hab·bə·’êr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H875 well, pit |
| to draw water | לִשְׁאֹ֑ב | liš·’ōḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7579 draw |
| until she had drawn water | וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב | wat·tiš·’aḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7579 draw |
| for all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his camels | גְּמַלָּֽיו׃ | gə·mal·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1581 camel |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.