Genesis 29:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"We cannot,נוּכַל֒
(nu·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
untilעַ֣ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the flocksהָ֣עֲדָרִ֔ים
(ha·'a·da·rim,)
5739: a flock, herdfrom adar
are gathered,יֵאָֽסְפוּ֙
(ye·'a·se·fu)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
and they rollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙
(ve·ga·la·lu)
1556: to roll, roll awaya prim. root
the stoneהָאֶ֔בֶן
(ha·'e·ven,)
68: a stonea prim. root
from the mouthפִּ֣י
(pi)
6310: moutha prim. root
of the well;הַבְּאֵ֑ר
(hab·be·'er;)
875: a well, pitfrom baar
then we waterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ
(ve·hish·ki·nu)
8248: cause to drink water, give to drinka prim. root
the sheep."הַצֹּֽאן׃
(ha·tzon.)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
We cannot
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
until all the flocks
`eder  (ay'-der)
an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) -- drove, flock, herd.
be gathered together
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
and till they roll
galal  (gaw-lal')
to roll -- commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.
the stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
from the well's
'er  (be-ayr')
a pit; especially a well -- pit, well.
mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
then we water
shaqah  (shaw-kaw')
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to -- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water.
the sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But they said, "We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they replied, "We can't until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone is rolled from the well's opening. Then we will water the sheep."

International Standard Version
But they responded, "We can't do that until all the sheep have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the opening of the well. Only then can we water the flock."

NET Bible
"We can't," they said, "until all the flocks are gathered and the stone is rolled off the mouth of the well. Then we water the sheep."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They replied, "We can't until all the flocks are gathered. When the stone is rolled off the opening of the well, we can water the sheep."

King James 2000 Bible
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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