Genesis 29:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

Young's Literal Translation
and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
He looked
וַיַּ֞רְא (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

and saw
וְהִנֵּ֧ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

a well
בְאֵ֣ר (ḇə·’êr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 875: A pit, a well

in the field,
בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה (baś·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

there
שָׁ֞ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

by it
עָלֶ֔יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

lay
רֹבְצִ֣ים (rō·ḇə·ṣîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7257: To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed

three
שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

flocks
עֶדְרֵי־ (‘eḏ·rê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster

of sheep,
צֹאן֙ (ṣōn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

because
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the sheep
הָעֲדָרִ֑ים (hā·‘ă·ḏā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster

were watered
יַשְׁק֖וּ (yaš·qū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

this
הַהִ֔וא (ha·hi·w)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

well.
הַבְּאֵ֣ר (hab·bə·’êr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 875: A pit, a well

And a large
גְּדֹלָ֖ה (gə·ḏō·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

stone
וְהָאֶ֥בֶן (wə·hā·’e·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 68: A stone

covered
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the mouth
פִּ֥י (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of the well.
הַבְּאֵֽר׃ (hab·bə·’êr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 875: A pit, a well

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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