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Farm Life

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In this story, Dror spends a day working on a small farm in the north of Israel, moves through the morning routine of feeding animals and picking crops, and finds unexpected satisfaction in the physical work.

drorדְּרוֹרDror
kamקָםgot up
ba'chameshבַּחָמֵשׁat five
va'chatziוַחֲצִיand a half
kiכִּיbecause
ba'chavaבַּחֲוָהin the farm
einאֵיןthere is not
breraבְּרֵרָהchoice

Dror got up at five-thirty because on the farm there is no choice.

ha'shemeshהַשֶּׁמֶשׁthe sun
altaעָלְתָהrose
acharavאַחֲרָיוafter him
be'hadragaבְּהַדְרָגָהgradually
tzehubaצְהוּבָּהyellow (fem. sg.)
ve'rakaוְרַכָּהand soft (fem. sg.)
ve'adוְעַדand until
she'higiaשֶׁהִגִּיעַthat he arrived
la'refetלַרֶפֶתto the cowshed
kvarכְּבָרalready
hayaהָיָהwas
orאוֹרlight

The sun rose after him gradually, yellow and soft, and by the time he reached the cowshed it was already light.

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