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Genesis 29:8 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.” "
Genesis 29:8
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6 He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”
7 He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”
8 They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.”
9 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
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Genesis 29:1
"Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east."
Genesis 29:2
"He looked, and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well’s mouth was large."
Genesis 29:3
"There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back on the well’s mouth in its place."
Genesis 29:4
"Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”"
Genesis 29:5
"He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”"
Genesis 29:6
"He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”"
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