Genesis 29:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

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KJV

King James Version

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].

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WEB

World English Bible

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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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 29

⁵ “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

⁶ “Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

⁷ “Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

⁸ But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

⁹ While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

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