New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 29:1-3

1Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375on his journeyרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,and cameוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofthe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2He lookedH7200, andsawH7200a wellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,and beholdH2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksעֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629were lyingרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033besideH5921it, for from that wellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875they wateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.RimH5739.Now the stoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68on the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875was largeגְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419.

3When allכָל־khol-H3605the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֗יםha.'a.da.RimH5739were gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033,they would then rollוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875and waterוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,and putH7725the stoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68backוְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725in its placeלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725on the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875.

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