Genesis 29:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he looked and saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for they watered the flocks from that well, and a large stone was on the well's mouth.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he looked,{H7200} and, behold, a well{H875} in the field,{H7704} and, lo, three{H7969} flocks{H5739} of sheep{H6629} lying{H7257} there by it; for out of that well{H875} they watered{H8248} the flocks:{H5739} and the stone{H68} upon the well's{H875} mouth{H6310} was great.{H1419}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he looked{H7200}{(H8799)}, and behold a well{H875} in the field{H7704}, and, lo, there were three{H7969} flocks{H5739} of sheep{H6629} lying{H7257}{(H8802)} by it; for out of that well{H875} they watered{H8248}{(H8686)} the flocks{H5739}: and a great{H1419} stone{H68} was upon the well's{H875} mouth{H6310}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And as he loked aboute behold there was a well in the feld and.iij. flockes of shepe laye therby (for at that well were the flockes watered) and there laye a great stone at the well mouth

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & loked aboute him, and beholde, there was a well in the felde, and ye flockes of shepe therby, for the flockes dranke of the well. And there laye a greate stone at the welles mouth,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheepe lay thereby (for at that well were the flockes watered) & there was a great stone vpon the welles mouth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And as he loked about, beholde, there was a wel in the field, and loe, three flockes of sheepe lay there by, for at that well were the flockes watered: and there was a great stone vpon the well mouth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well's mouth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was great.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone `is' on the mouth of the well.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He saw in the field a well with three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. Now a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:15-16 : 15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
  • Gen 24:11 : 11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
  • Gen 24:13 : 13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
  • Ps 23:2 : 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters.
  • Song 1:6-7 : 6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept. 7 Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon. Why should I be like one who turns aside by the flocks of your companions?
  • Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water he shall guide them.
  • John 4:6 : 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
  • John 4:14 : 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to living fountains of waters; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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    3 And there all the flocks were gathered, and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, then put the stone back on the well's mouth in its place.

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    6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well; and behold, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.

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    9 And while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she tended them.

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