Genesis 29:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘Lo, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.’

King James Bible
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].

Hebrew
“Look,”
הֵ֥ן (hên)
Interjection
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

said Jacob,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“it is still
עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

broad
גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

daylight;
הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

it is not yet
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

time
עֵ֖ת (‘êṯ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

to gather
הֵאָסֵ֣ף (hê·’ā·sêp̄)
Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

the livestock.
הַמִּקְנֶ֑ה (ham·miq·neh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition

Water
הַשְׁק֥וּ (haš·qū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

the sheep
הַצֹּ֖אן (haṣ·ṣōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

and take them back
וּלְכ֥וּ (ū·lə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

to pasture.”
רְעֽוּ׃ (rə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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