Genesis 29:6 — Meaning and Application

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence {be} ye? And they said, Of Haran {are} we.

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know {him}.

And he said unto them, {Is} he well? And they said, {He is} well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. {Is he...: Heb. Is there peace to him?}

And he said, Lo, {it is} yet high day, neither {is it} time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go {and} feed {them}. {it is...: Heb. yet the day is great}

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.