He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 29:7 in context
Genesis 29:4–10
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Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?”
They said, “We are from Haran.”
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He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?”
They said, “We know him.”
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He said to them, “Is it well with him?”
They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”
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He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”
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They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.”
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While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
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When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
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