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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 1

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 2

נוּכַל֒nu.Khalwe are able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 3

עַ֣ד'aduntil

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 4

אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 5

יֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.Futhey will be gathered

Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to gather

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 6

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 7

הָ֣עֲדָרִ֔יםha.'a.da.Rimthe flocks

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: flock

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19, Judges 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 8

וְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.Luand people will roll

Lemma: גָּלַל (ga.lal) · Strong's: H1556

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to roll

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 43:18, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 10:18, 1 Samuel 14:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1556; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 9

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 10

הָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venthe stone

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 11

מֵעַ֖לme.'Alfrom over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 12

פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 13

הַבְּאֵ֑רha.be.'Erthe well

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 14

וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuand we will water

Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhq1cp)

Meaning: to water: watering

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:46, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8248G; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 15

הַצֹּֽאן\׃ha.Tzonthe sheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 29:8 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But they replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
We cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
until	→	עַד H5704 till
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the flocks	→	עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock
have been gathered	→	אָסַף H0622 to gather
and the stone	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
has been rolled	→	גָּלַל H1556 to roll
away from	→	עַל H5921A upon
the mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
of the well	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
Then we will water	→	שָׁקָה H8248G to water: watering
the sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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