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Genesis 31:4

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvayishlachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…יַעֲקֹ֔בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.וַיִּקְרָ֖אvayiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לְרָחֵ֣לlerachelto Rachelרָחֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Rachel”H7354Rachel, a wife of JacobRachel.וּלְלֵאָ֑הuleleahand to Leahלֵאָהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Leah”H3812Leah, a wife of JacobLeah.הַשָּׂדֶ֖הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).צֹאנֽוֹtsonvoflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock;

World English Bible

Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,

Darby Translation

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the fields to his flock,

Douay-Rheims

He sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the plain where the flocks were.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποστείλας δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἐκάλεσε Λείαν καὶ Ῥαχὴλ εἰς τὸ πεδίον, οὗ ἦν τὰ ποίμνια.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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