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Genesis 29:2-10

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.

5And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045ye Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We knowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045him.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ishe wellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, He iswellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965:and, behold, Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354his daughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323comethבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935with the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Loהֵ֥ןhenH2005, it isyet highגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, neither is ittimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256that the cattleהַמִּקְנֶ֑הha.mik.NehH4735should be gathered togetherהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622:waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248ye the sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,and goH3212andfeedרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7462them.

8And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559,We cannotנוּכַל֒nu.KhalH3201,until all the flocksהָ֣עֲדָרִ֔יםha.'a.da.RimH5739be gathered togetherיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622, and tillthey rollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556the stoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68from the well’sהַבְּאֵ֑רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310;then we waterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

9And while he yetעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750spakeמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354cameבָּ֗אָהBa.'ahH935with her father’sלְאָבִ֔יהָle.'a.Vi.haH1sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629:for she kept themרֹעָ֖הro.'AhH7462.

10And it came to pass, when Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sawרָאָ֨הra.'AhH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,and the sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837his mother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,that Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290went nearוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066,and rolledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from the well’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,and wateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837his mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

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