Genesis 29:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 29:7

5 Then he said to them, “Do you know ^aLaban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”

6 So he said to them, ^a“Is he well?” And they said, “He is well. And look, his daughter Rachel ^bis coming with the sheep.”

7 Then he said, “Look, it is still¹ high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”

8 But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.”

9 Now while he was still speaking with them, ^aRachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

10 And 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 ^arolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.

11 Then Jacob ^akissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was ^aher father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. ^bSo she ran and told her father.

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Definitions of words in Genesis 29:7:

Cattle {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Cattle {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Day {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Day {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Go {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Look {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sheep {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Sheep {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Time {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Water {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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