Genesis 29:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 29:8 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 →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נוּכַל֒
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
עַ֣ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יֵאָֽסְפוּ֙
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָ֣עֲדָרִ֔ים
ʻêder
H5739
flock
וְגָֽלֲלוּ֙
gâlal
H1556
to roll
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֶ֔בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
מֵעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּ֣י
peh
H6310
mouth
הַבְּאֵ֑ר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ
shâqâh
H8248
to water
הַצֹּֽאן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered and they roll the stone from over the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).