Genesis

Genesis 29:8

⁸But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they replied	וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We cannot	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
until	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the flocks	הָ֣עֲדָרִ֔ים	hā·‘ă·ḏā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5739 flock, herd
have been gathered	יֵאָֽסְפוּ֙	yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
and the stone	הָאֶ֔בֶן	hā·’e·ḇen	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
has been rolled	וְגָֽלֲלוּ֙	wə·ḡā·lă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1556 roll, roll away
away from	מֵעַ֖ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the mouth	פִּ֣י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the well	הַבְּאֵ֑ר	hab·bə·’êr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit
Then we will water	וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ	wə·hiš·qî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
the sheep	הַצֹּֽאן׃	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

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Luke 24:2 · Mark 16:3 · Genesis 34:14 · Genesis 43:32 · Genesis 29:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.