Genesis 29:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

And 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.

Genesis 29:8 — American Standard Version

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Context — Genesis 29

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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.

11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

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