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Genesis 30:38

Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,
Genesis 30:38
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּצֵּ֗ג אֶת־הַמַּקְלוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּצֵּ֔ל בָּרֳהָטִ֖ים בְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹת הַמָּ֑יִם אֲשֶׁר֩ תָּבֹ֨אןָ הַצֹּ֤אן לִשְׁתּוֹת֙ לְנֹ֣כַח הַצֹּ֔אן וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה בְּבֹאָ֥ן לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃

  1. וַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.Tzeg“and he placed”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצַג · “to set” · Strong's H3322
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. הַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loT“the branches”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַקֵּל · “rod” · Strong's H4731
  4. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. פִּצֵּ֔לpi.Tzel“he had stripped”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּצַל · “to peel” · Strong's H6478
  6. בָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.Tim“in the drinking troughs”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַ֫הַט · “trough” · Strong's H7298A
  7. בְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.Tot“in [the] watering channels of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from שֹׁ֫קֶת · “trough” · Strong's H8268
  8. הַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yim“<the> water”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  9. אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. תָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.na“they came”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  11. הַצֹּ֤אןha.Tzon“the flock”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  12. לִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toT“to drink”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
  13. לְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khach“to before”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from נֹ֫כַח · “before” · Strong's H5227
  14. הַצֹּ֔אןha.Tzon“the flock”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  15. וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nah“and they mated”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from יָחַם · “to conceive” · Strong's H3179
  16. בְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'An“when came they”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  17. לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.Tot“to drink”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)