Genesis 29:8
“And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 29:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie sprachen: Wir können nicht, bis alle Herden zusammengetrieben werden; dann wälzt man den Stein von der Öffnung des Brunnens, und wir tränken die Schafe.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y ellos respondieron: No podemos, hasta que se junten todos los ganados, y remuevan la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo, para que abrevemos las ovejas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E eles responderam: Não podemos, até que se juntem todos os gados, e removam a pedra de sobre a boca do poço, para que demos de beber às ovelhas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eles disseram: "Nós não podemos dar de beber às ovelhas até que os rebanhos estejam reunidos. Então, os homens irão tirar a pedra da boca do poço e daremos de beber às ovelhas".
📖 Genesis 29:8 in Context
6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
7And 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.
8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.
9And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that 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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