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Genesis 29:1-4

1Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290went onוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his journeyרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,and cameH3212into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of the peopleבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2And he lookedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and behold a wellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, and, lo, there werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksעֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629lyingרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257by it; for out of that wellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875they wateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.RimH5739:and a greatגְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419stoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68wasupon the well’sהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310.

3And thither were all the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֗יםha.'a.da.RimH5739gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622:and they rolledוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from the well’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,and wateredוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,and putH7725the stoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68againH7725upon the well’sהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310in his placeלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725.

4And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, My brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370beye? And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Of Haranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771are we.

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