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Therefore He comes to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Therefore Therefore, then. Conj H3767 οὖν oun
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He comes To come, go. V-PIM/P-3S H2064 ἔρχεται erchetai
a city A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-AFS H4172 πόλιν polin
of Samaria Samaria, a small district of Palestine, bounded by Galilee on the north, and by Judaea on the south, and taking its name from the city of Samaria, the ancient capital of the kingdom of (northern) Israel. N-GFS H4540 Σαμαρείας samareias
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called (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PPM/P-AFS H3004 λεγομένην legomenēn
Sychar, Sychar, a city of Samaria. N-AFS H4965 Συχὰρ suchar
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near Near, nearby, a neighbor. Prep H4139 πλησίον plēsion
plot of ground A place, piece of land, field, property, estate. N-GNS H5564 χωρίου chōriou
Jacob (Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. N-NMS H2384 Ἰακώβ iakōb
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had given To offer, give; to put, place. V-AIA-3S H1325 ἔδωκεν edōken
son A son, descendent. N-DMS H5207 υἱῷ uiō
Joseph. Joseph, a proper name. N-DMS H2501 Ἰωσὴφ iōsēph
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Locations

Samaria

SAMARIA, CITY OFsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms):(1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Jeroboam seems later to have removed the royal residence to Tirzah (1 Kings 14:17). After the brief reigns of Elah and Zimri came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Sama... View Details

Sychar

SYCHARsi'-kar (Suchar): Mentioned only once, in connection with the visit of Jesus to Jacob's Well (John 4:5). He was passing through Samaria on His way to Galilee, "so he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph: and Jacob's well was there." Jerome thought the name was a clerical error for Sy... View Details

People

Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

Joseph

  Joseph There are three famous people in the Bible named Joseph: All three of their profiles are shown below: Joseph, a son of Jacob/Israel Joseph was one of 12 sons of Jacob. He was the first born son of Rachel (Gen 30:22-24). He received preferential treatment which angered his ten older brothers. His brothers faked his death to their father Jacob, and sold him to a caravan of Ishmaelite traders who were on their way to Egypt. God ga... View Details

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Berean Bible Therefore He comes to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
King James Bible Therefore He comes Then cometh he to a city of Samaria Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the plot parcel of ground that Jacob had given gave to his son Joseph.
Hebrew Greek English Therefore So He comes came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot parcel of ground that Jacob had given gave to his son Joseph.Joseph;
New American Standard Bible 1995 Therefore So He comes came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot parcel of ground that Jacob had given gave to his son Joseph.Joseph;