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Genesis 29:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 29:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Genesis 29:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 29

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4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
6And he said unto them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well. And, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
7And 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.
8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well`s mouth. Then we water the sheep.
9While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father`s sheep. For she kept them.
10And 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he said, lo, [it is] yet high day, etc.] Noonday, when the sun is highest; at which time in those hot countries flocks used to be made to lie down in shady places, and by still waters, to which the allusion is in (<192302>Psalm 23:2 <220107>Song of Solomon 1:7); or however the sun was still up very high, and there was a great deal of the day yet to come; for so the phrase is, “yet the day is great” or “much” f1466, a long time still untonight: neither [is it] time that the cattle should be gathered together; off of the pastures, to be had home, and put into folds, which was usually done in the evening: water ye the sheep, and go [and] feed [them]; give them water out of the well to…”
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