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Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Then therefore, then, (and) so Conj H3767 οὖν oun (oon)
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cometh he to come, go V-PIM/P-3S H2064 ἔρχεται erchomai (er'-khom-ahee)
a city a city N-AFS H4172 πόλιν polis (pol'-is)
of Samaria, Samaria, the name of both a city and a region in Palestine N-GFS H4540 Σαμαρείας Samareia (sam-ar'-i-ah)
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which is called to say V-PPM/P-AFS H3004 λεγομένην lego (leg'-o)
Sychar, Sychar, a city in Samaria N-AFS H4965 Συχὰρ Suchar (soo-khar')
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near near, neighboring Prep H4139 πλησίον plesion (play-see'-on)
to the parcel of ground a place, property N-GNS H5564 χωρίου chorion (kho-ree'-on)
Jacob Jacob, the son of Isaac, also the father of Joseph, Mary's husband N-NMS H2384 Ἰακώβ Iakob (ee-ak-obe')
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gave to give (in various senses lit. or fig.) V-AIA-3S H1325 ἔδωκεν didomi (did'-o-mee)
son a son N-DMS H5207 υἱῷ huios (hwee-os')
Joseph. Joseph, the name of several Israelites N-DMS H2501 Ἰωσὴφ Ioseph (ee-o-safe')
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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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King James Bible Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Berean Bible Then cometh he Therefore He comes to a city of Samaria, which is Samaria called Sychar, near to the parcel plot of ground that Jacob gave had given to his son Joseph.
Hebrew Greek English Then cometh he So He came to a city of Samaria, which is Samaria called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.Joseph;
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then cometh he So He came to a city of Samaria, which is Samaria called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.Joseph;