Genesis 29:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ And all the flocks would be gathered there, then they would roll the stone from the well’s mouth and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well’s mouth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And when all the flocks were gathered there, [the shepherds] would roll the stone from the well's mouth, water the sheep, and replace the stone on the well's mouth.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in its place.

Common English Bible

³ When all of the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the well’s opening, water the sheep, and return the stone to its place at the well’s opening.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone. And when the flocks had been refreshed, they placed it over the mouth of the well again.

Genesis 29:3 Cross References

Genesis 29:2

And he looked and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep lying by it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, and a large stone was on the well’s mouth.

Genesis 29:4

So Yaʽ

Genesis 29:8

But they said, “We are not allowed until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, then we shall water the sheep.”

Exodus 2:17

but the shepherds came and drove them away. Then Mosheh stood up and came to their rescue, and watered their flock.

Song of Solomon 4:12

A garden locked is my sister, my bride, A fountain locked, a spring sealed up.

Judges 5:11

“By the voice of shouters, between the places of drawing water, there they recount the righteous acts of יהוה, the righteous acts of His leadership in Yisra’ĕ