Rachel was Laban’s daughter. Laban was the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s mother. When Jacob saw Rachel, he went and moved the rock and gave water to the sheep.
Exodus 2:19 - Easy To Read Version The girls answered, “Yes, sir. The shepherds tried to chase us away, but an Egyptian man helped us. He got water for us and gave it to our animals.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds; also he drew water for us and watered the flock. American Standard Version (1901) And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock. Common English Bible They replied, “An Egyptian man rescued us from a bunch of shepherds. Afterward, he even helped us draw water to let the flock drink.” Catholic Public Domain Version They responded: "A man of Egypt freed us from the hands of the shepherds. Moreover, he also drew water with us and gave the sheep to drink." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds; and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink. |
Rachel was Laban’s daughter. Laban was the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s mother. When Jacob saw Rachel, he went and moved the rock and gave water to the sheep.
The people who lived in Canaan saw the funeral service at Goren Atad. They said, “Those Egyptians are having a very sad service!” So now that place across the Jordan River is named Abel Mizraim. [263]
Then they went back to their father, Reuel. [13] Their father said to them, “You have come home early today!”
So Reuel said to his daughters, “Where is this man? Why did you leave him? Go invite him to eat with us.”