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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הֵ֥ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| said Jacob | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| it is still | עוֹד֙ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| broad | גָּד֔וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| daylight | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| it is not yet | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| time | עֵ֖ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| to gather | הֵאָסֵ֣ף | hê·’ā·sêp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H622 gather, remove |
| the livestock | הַמִּקְנֶ֑ה | ham·miq·neh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4735 cattle |
| Water | הַשְׁק֥וּ | haš·qū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to |
| the sheep | הַצֹּ֖אן | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and take them back | וּלְכ֥וּ | ū·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to pasture | רְעֽוּ׃ | rə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.