Now when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother’s brother Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
Exodus 2:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 They said, “An Egyptian helped us against the shepherds; he even drew water for us and watered the flock.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds; also he drew water for us and watered the flock. American Standard Version (1901) And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock. Common English Bible They replied, “An Egyptian man rescued us from a bunch of shepherds. Afterward, he even helped us draw water to let the flock drink.” Catholic Public Domain Version They responded: "A man of Egypt freed us from the hands of the shepherds. Moreover, he also drew water with us and gave the sheep to drink." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds; and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink. |
Now when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother’s brother Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning on the part of the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan.
When they returned to their father Reuel, he said, “How is it that you have come back so soon today?”
He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why did you leave the man? Invite him to share a meal.”