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Genesis 29:10 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.”

Genesis 29:10

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8

And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and {till} they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

9

And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.

10

And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12

And Jacob told Rachel that he {was} her father's brother, and that he {was} Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

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