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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הֵןit is stillעוֹדhighגָּדוֹלday;הַיּוֹםit is notלֹאtimeעֵתfor the livestockהַמִּקְנֶהto be gathered.הֵאָסֵףWaterהַשְׁקוּthe sheepהַצֹּאןand go,וּלְכוּpasture them.”רְעוּ
Genesis 29:7
Study it in the app“He said, “Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep and go, pasture them.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:7, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- highגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- for the livestockמִּקְנֶהmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- to be gatheredהֵאָסֵףheasef
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “heasef” appears- Waterהַשְׁקוּhashku
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “hashku” appears- the sheepצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and goלְכוּlechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appears- pasture themרְעוּreu
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “reu” appears
The context
6He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well; and look, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.”
7 · This verse (above)
8They said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.”
To study Genesis 29 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Jacob’s seven years of service were over, and what did he say to Laban (vv. 20-28)?
2. What it means
What irony is there in Jacob, who deceived his father, now being deceived by Laban (v. 25)?
3. How I live it
How can you stay honest with others even when the opposite would suit you better?