Genesis

Genesis 29:7

7“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lookהֵ֥ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
said Jacobוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
it is stillעוֹד֙‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
broadגָּד֔וֹלgā·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singularH1419 great
daylightהַיּ֣וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
it is not yetלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
timeעֵ֖ת‘êṯNoun - common singular constructH6256 time
to gatherהֵאָסֵ֣ףhê·’ā·sêp̄Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH622 gather, remove
the livestockהַמִּקְנֶ֑הham·miq·nehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4735 cattle
Waterהַשְׁק֥וּhaš·qūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
the sheepהַצֹּ֖אןhaṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and take them backוּלְכ֥וּū·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
to pastureרְעֽוּ׃rə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7462 pasture, tend, graze

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