Genesis 29:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 29:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֞רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּ֧ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
בְאֵ֣ר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וְהִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁ֞ם
shâm
H8033
there
שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
עֶדְרֵי
ʻêder
H5739
flock
צֹאן֙
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
רֹבְצִ֣ים
râbats
H7257
to lie down
עָלֶ֔יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַבְּאֵ֣ר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
הַהִ֔וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יַשְׁק֖וּ
shâqâh
H8248
to water
הָעֲדָרִ֑ים
ʻêder
H5739
flock
וְהָאֶ֥בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
גְּדֹלָ֖ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּ֥י
peh
H6310
mouth
הַבְּאֵֽר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
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World English Bible Public Domain
He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was great.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there near it, because from that well the flocks were watered, and the stone over the mouth of the well large.
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