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Genesis 29:2

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.

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ASV

And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well’s mouth was great.

KJV

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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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200 →
וְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
בְאֵ֣רve.'Era wellH875 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.Deh[was] in the fieldH7704 →
וְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-and there!H2009 →
שָׁ֞םshamthereH8033 →
שְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
עֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-flocks ofH5739 →
צֹאן֙tzoNsheepH6629 →
רֹבְצִ֣יםroe.Tzim[were] lying downH7257 →
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haat itH5921 →
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'Erthe wellH875 →
הַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931 →
יַשְׁק֖וּyash.Kupeople wateredH8248 →
הָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.Rimthe flocksH5739 →
וְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venand the stoneH68 →
גְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.Lah[was] largeH1419 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
פִּ֥יpi[the] mouth ofH6310 →
הַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'Erthe wellH875 →

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Exodus 2:15When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.John 4:6Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.Song of Solomon 1:6–7Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.Genesis 24:11As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.Psalms 23:2He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”Exodus 2:15–16When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.Genesis 24:13Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

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Jacob Tends Laban's Flocks and Meets Rachel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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