Genesis

Genesis 29:2

²He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He looked	וַיַּ֞רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and saw	וְהִנֵּ֧ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a well	בְאֵ֣ר	ḇə·’êr	Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit
in the field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
and	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
near it	שָׁ֞ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
lay	רֹבְצִ֣ים	rō·ḇə·ṣîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
flocks	עֶדְרֵי־	‘eḏ·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5739 flock, herd
of sheep	צֹאן֙	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
because	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the sheep	הָעֲדָרִ֑ים	hā·‘ă·ḏā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5739 flock, herd
were watered	יַשְׁק֖וּ	yaš·qū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
this	הַהִ֔וא	ha·hi·w	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
well	הַבְּאֵ֣ר	hab·bə·’êr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit
And a large	גְּדֹלָ֖ה	gə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
stone	וְהָאֶ֥בֶן	wə·hā·’e·ḇen	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
covered	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mouth	פִּ֥י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the well	הַבְּאֵֽר׃	hab·bə·’êr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit

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John 4:14 · John 4:6 · Isaiah 49:10 · Song of Solomon 1:6–7 · Genesis 24:11 · Revelation 7:17 · Genesis 24:13 · Psalm 23:2 · Exodus 2:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.