Genesis 29:7 - Modern English Version

⁷ He said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ He said, The sun is still high; it is a long time yet before the flocks need be gathered [in their folds]. [Why not] water the sheep and return them to their pasture?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

Common English Bible

⁷ He said to them, “It’s now only the middle of the day. It’s not time yet to gather the animals. Water the flock, and then go, put them out to pasture.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And Jacob said, "There is still much daylight remaining, and it is not time to return the flocks to the sheepfold. Give the sheep to drink first, and then lead them back to pasture."

Genesis 29:7 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 29:6

He said to them, “Is he well?” And they said, “He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8

They said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the well’s opening. Then we may water the sheep.”

Ephesians 5:16

making the most of the time because the days are evil.