Genesis 29:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷ Then Jacob said, ‘Look, it is still broad daylight. It’s not time for the animals to be gathered. Water the flock, then go out and let them graze.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ He said, The sun is still high; it is a long time yet before the flocks need be gathered [in their folds]. [Why not] water the sheep and return them to their pasture?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ He said to them, “It’s now only the middle of the day. It’s not time yet to gather the animals. Water the flock, and then go, put them out to pasture.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And Jacob said, "There is still much daylight remaining, and it is not time to return the flocks to the sheepfold. Give the sheep to drink first, and then lead them back to pasture."

Genesis 29:7 Cross References

Genesis 29:6

‘Is he well? ’ Jacob asked. ‘Yes,’ they said, ‘and here is his daughter Rachel, coming with his sheep.’

Genesis 29:8

But they replied, ‘We can’t until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone is rolled from the well’s opening. Then we will water the sheep.’

Ephesians 5:16

making the most of the time,  , because the days are evil.