Genesis 29:7
He said, 'Look, the day is still high; it is not time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them out to pasture.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered tother: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he said, Look, it is still broad daylight; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said,{H559} Lo,{H2005} it is yet high{H1419} day,{H3117} neither is it time{H6256} that the cattle{H4735} should be gathered together:{H622} water{H8248} ye the sheep,{H6629} and go{H3212} and feed{H7462} them.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Lo{H2005}, it is yet high{H1419} day{H3117}, neither is it time{H6256} that the cattle{H4735} should be gathered together{H622}{(H8736)}: water{H8248}{(H8685)} ye the sheep{H6629}, and go{H3212}{(H8798)} and feed{H7462}{(H8798)} them.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And he sayde: lo it is yet a great whyle to nyghte nether is it tyme yt the catell shulde be gathered together: water the shepe and goo and fede the.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: It is yet hye daye, & is not yet tyme to dryue in the catell: geue the shepe to drynke, & go youre waye, & fede them.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then he sayd, Lo, it is yet hie day, neither is it time that the cattell shoulde be gathered together: water ye the sheepe and go feede them.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he sayde: loe it is yet a great whyle to nyght, neither is it tyme that the cattell should be gathered together: water ye the sheepe, and go and feede them.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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].
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the cattle together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he saith, `Lo, the day `is' still great, `it is' not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
World English Bible (2000)
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."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then Jacob said,“Since it is still the middle of the day, it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. You should water the sheep and then go and let them graze some more.”
Referenced Verses
- Gal 6:9-9 : 9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
- Eph 5:16 : 16 Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.
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8 But they said, 'We cannot until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone is rolled away from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.'
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and Laban’s sheep, he went up, rolled the stone away from the well’s mouth, and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep.
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6 Then he asked, 'Is he well?' They said, 'He is well, and look, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.'
- Gen 29:2-32 verses77%
2 He saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying beside it because that well was where the flocks were watered. A large stone was over the mouth of the well.
3 All the flocks would gather there, and the shepherds would roll the stone away from the well’s opening to water the sheep, and then they would put the stone back over the well’s mouth in its place.
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13 But Jacob replied, 'My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds that are nursing are my responsibility. If they are driven hard even for one day, all the flocks will die.'
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23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds.
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12 Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.
13 Israel said to Joseph, "Aren’t your brothers shepherding the flock at Shechem? Go, and I will send you to them." Joseph replied, "Here I am."
14 So Israel said to him, "Go now and see if everything is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me back a report." Then he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to Shechem.
15 A man found him wandering in the field and asked him, "What are you looking for?"
16 He replied, "I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are shepherding."
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6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
7 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
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16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 Some shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses got up, came to their rescue, and watered their flock.
18 When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked, 'Why have you returned so early today?'
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- Gen 30:31-322 verses72%
31 Laban asked, 'What shall I give you?' Jacob replied, 'You shall give me nothing. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to tend and watch over your flock.'
32 Let me pass through all your flocks today and remove every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will become my wages.
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14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who live alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as they did in days of old.
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16 They were a wall of protection around us, both night and day, the whole time we were with them tending the sheep.
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4 So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flock was.
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32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks, herds, and everything they own.
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42 But if the animals were weak, he would not place the branches there. So the weaker animals went to Laban, and the stronger ones to Jacob.
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7 I have heard that you are shearing your sheep. While your shepherds were with us, we did not harm them, nor was anything of theirs missing during their time in Carmel.
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4 This is what the LORD my God says: ‘Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.’
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9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD.
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71 From tending the nursing ewes, He brought him to shepherd Jacob, His people, and Israel, His inheritance.
- Gen 30:35-362 verses70%
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22 I will save My flock so they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
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29 Jacob said to him, 'You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.'
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17 As for you, My flock, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats.
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21 On that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats.
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17 to go out and come in before them, to lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.
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38 He placed the peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so they would mate when they came to drink.
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16 Thirty camels nursing their young, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys.
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3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents surrounding her and graze, each in his place.
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7 You made him ruler over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet—