and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep and put the stone back in its place on the mouth of the well.
Genesis 29:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they said, We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together; then [the shepherds] roll the stone from the well's mouth and we water the sheep. American Standard Version (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. Common English Bible They said to him, “We can’t until all the herds are gathered, and then we roll the stone away from the well’s opening and water the flock.” Catholic Public Domain Version They responded, "We cannot, until all the animals are gathered together and we remove the stone from the mouth of the well, so that we may water the flocks." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They answered: We cannot, till all the cattle be gathered together, and we remove the stone from the well's mouth, that we may water the flocks. |
and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep and put the stone back in its place on the mouth of the well.
He said, “Look, it is still broad daylight; it is not time for the animals to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.”
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.
They served him by himself and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
As they went up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water and said to them, “Is the seer here?”