Genesis

Genesis 30:38

³⁸Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he set	וַיַּצֵּ֗ג	way·yaṣ·ṣêḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3322 set, place
the peeled	פִּצֵּ֔ל	piṣ·ṣêl	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6478 peel
branches	הַמַּקְלוֹת֙	ham·maq·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4731 rod, staff
in the watering	הַמָּ֑יִם	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
troughs	בְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹת	bə·ši·qă·ṯō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8268 watering-trough
in front of	לְנֹ֣כַח	lə·nō·ḵaḥ	Preposition-l	H5227 front
the flocks	הַצֹּ֤אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
coming in	תָּבֹ֨אןָ	tā·ḇō·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to drink	לִשְׁתּוֹת֙	liš·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
So when the flocks	הַצֹּ֔אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
were in heat	וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה	way·yê·ḥam·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3179 be hot
and came	בְּבֹאָ֥ן	bə·ḇō·’ān	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to drink	לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃	liš·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.