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Genesis 29:1-3

1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290resumed his journeyוַיִּשָּׂ֥א רַגְלָ֑יוvai.yi.Sa' rag.LavH5375 H7272and cameוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of the peopleבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2He lookedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200and sawוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009a wellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,andוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009near itשָׁ֞ם עָלֶ֔יהָsham 'a.Lei.haH8033 H5921layרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksעֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588the sheepהָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.RimH5739were wateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931wellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875.And a largeגְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419stoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68coveredעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

3When allכָל־khol-H3605the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֗יםha.'a.da.RimH5739had been gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033,the shepherds would roll awayוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556אֶת־'et-H853the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875and waterוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248אֶת־'et-H853the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.Then they would returnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725the stoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68אֶת־'et-H853to its placeלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725overעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875.

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