The Meaning of Genesis 29:3 Explained

Genesis 29:3

KJV: And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

YLT: (When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)

Darby: And when all the flocks were gathered there, they rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the mouth of the well in its place.

ASV: And thither were all the flocks gathered. And they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in its place.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thither were all the flocks  gathered:  and they rolled  the stone  from the well's  mouth,  and watered  the sheep,  and put  the stone  again  upon the well's  mouth  in his place. 

What does Genesis 29:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 29:1-20 - Jacob In Laban's Home
Well might Jacob lift up his feet! See margin. When we are sure of God we receive strength that enables us to run with patience the race that is set before us. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and we have a special claim on His guidance in our matrimonial alliances-the most solemn and momentous step of all. There were many good qualities in Rachel, fitting her to be a good wife. Her humility and industry, her patience under the oppression of the unmannerly shepherds, her haste to share her joy with her father-all these elicited Jacob's love. What a touch of old-world and new-world poetry is in those words of Genesis 29:20! Where Love is queen time is too short, labor never hard, distance never long, sacrifice unheard of! Oh, that we so loved our Lord, that for the missionary toiling through long years, and the invalid condemned to a life of pain, affliction might appear light and but for a moment. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 29

1  Jacob comes to the well of Haran
9  He becomes acquainted with Rachel
13  Laban entertains him
18  Jacob covenants for Rachel
23  He is deceived by Laban with Leah
28  He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more
32  Leah bears Reuben;
33  Simeon;
34  Levi;
35  and Judah

What do the individual words in Genesis 29:3 mean?

And would be gathered there all the flocks and they would roll - the stone from mouth of the well and water the sheep and put back the stone on of the well in its place
וְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ שָׁ֣מָּה כָל־ הָעֲדָרִ֗ים וְגָלֲל֤וּ אֶת־ הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ מֵעַל֙ פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וְהִשְׁק֖וּ הַצֹּ֑אן וְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּ הָאֶ֛בֶן עַל־ הַבְּאֵ֖ר לִמְקֹמָֽהּ

וְנֶאֶסְפוּ־  And  would  be  gathered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָסַף 
Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in.
הָעֲדָרִ֗ים  the  flocks 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֵדֶר  
Sense: flock, herd.
וְגָלֲל֤וּ  and  they  would  roll 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: גָּלַל 
Sense: to roll, roll away, roll down, roll together.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאֶ֙בֶן֙  the  stone 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶבֶן  
Sense: stone (large or small).
פִּ֣י  mouth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
הַבְּאֵ֔ר  of  the  well 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּאֵר  
Sense: well, pit, spring.
וְהִשְׁק֖וּ  and  water 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁקָה  
Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
הַצֹּ֑אן  the  sheep 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
וְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּ  and  put  back 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
הָאֶ֛בֶן  the  stone 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶבֶן  
Sense: stone (large or small).
הַבְּאֵ֖ר  of  the  well 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּאֵר  
Sense: well, pit, spring.
לִמְקֹמָֽהּ  in  its  place 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.

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