Genesis 29:7
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
מִקְנֶה
miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
אָסַף
ʼâçaph
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
Key Terms in This Verse
רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →מִקְנֶה miqneh
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
Study H4735 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →אָסַף ʼâçaph
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
Study H622 →עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →עוֹד ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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