The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 29:2 - Y'all Version Bible He looked, and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well’s mouth was large. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As he looked, he saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was a big one, American Standard Version (1901) And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well’s mouth was great. Common English Bible He saw a well in the field in front of him, near which three flocks of sheep were lying down. That well was their source for water because the flocks drank from that well. A huge stone covered the well’s opening. Catholic Public Domain Version And he saw a well in a field, and also three flocks of sheep reclining near it. For the animals were watered from it, and its mouth was closed with a great stone. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lying by it: for the beasts were watered out of it, and the mouth thereof was closed with a great stone. |
The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
See, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back on the well’s mouth in its place.
Hᴇ makes me lie down in green pastures. Hᴇ leads me beside still waters.
They will not hunger or thirst; neither will the heat nor sun strike them, for ʜᴇ who has mercy on them will lead them. Hᴇ will guide them by springs of water.
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again. Indeed, the water that I will give them will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
Jacob’s well was there. Jesus was tired from his journey, so he sat down by the well. It was about noon.
for the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and ‘lead them to springs of living waters.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”
Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse YHWH’s righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then YHWH’s people went down to the gates.