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.”
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.”
making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil.