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While he was stillעוֹדֶנּוּspeakingמְדַבֵּרwith them,עִמָּםRachelוְרָחֵלcameבָּאָהwith the sheepעִם הַצֹּאןthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to her father,לְאָבִיהָforכִּיsheהִואwas a shepherdess.רֹעָה
Genesis 29:9
Study it in the app“While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with the sheep that belonged to her father, for she was a shepherdess.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:9, word by word
- speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “medaber” appears- Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- cameבָּאָהbaa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baa” appears- with the sheepצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- belonged to her fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- was a shepherdessרֹעָהroa
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roa” appears
The context
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.”
9 · This verse (above)
10When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother.
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?