Genesis 29:3

New International Reader's Version

All the flocks would gather there. The shepherds would roll the stone away from the well’s opening. They would give water to the sheep. Then they would put the stone back in its place over the opening of the well.

Cross References

Genesis 29:2

There he saw a well in the open country. Three flocks of sheep were lying near it. The flocks were given water from the well. The stone over the opening of the well was large.

Genesis 29:4

Jacob asked the shepherds, “My friends, where are you from?” “We’re from Harran,” they replied.

Genesis 29:8

“We can’t,” they replied. “We have to wait until all the flocks are brought together. The stone has to be rolled away from the opening of the well. Then we’ll give water to the sheep.”

Exodus 2:17

Some shepherds came along and chased the girls away. But Moses got up and helped them. Then he gave water to their flock.

Song of Solomon 4:12

My bride, you are like a garden that is locked up. My sister, you are like a spring of water that has a fence around it. You are like a fountain that is sealed up.

Judges 5:11

the voices of the singers at the watering places. They sing about the victories of the Lord. They sing about the victories of his people who live in Israel’s villages. “The people of the Lord went down to the city gates.