Then he said: “There is still much daylight left; it is hardly the time to bring the animals home. Water the sheep, and then continue pasturing them.”
making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil.
He inquired further, “Is he well?” “He is,” they answered; “and here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”
They replied, “We cannot until all the shepherds are here to roll the stone away from the mouth of the well; then can we water the flocks.”