New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 29:2-7

2He lookedH7200, andsawH7200a wellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,and beholdH2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksעֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629were lyingרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033besideH5921it, becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588they wateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.RimH5739from that wellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875.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 rollוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875and waterוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.Then they would putH7725the stoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68backוְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725in its placeלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725on the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875.

4Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “My brothersאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370are you from?” And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “We are fromHaranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771.”

5So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Do you knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152?”And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We knowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045him.”

6And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Is it wellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with him?” And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “It is wellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,and hereוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009is his daughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354comingבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935with the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.”

7Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהֵ֥ןhenH2005,it is stillעוֹד֙'OdH5750highגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;it is not timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256for the livestockהַמִּקְנֶ֑הha.mik.NehH4735to be gatheredהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622.Waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248the sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,and goוּלְכ֥וּu.le.KhuH1980,pastureרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7462them.”

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