Genesis 29:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.”

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BSBPD

“As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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 rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 29:10 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 2:17And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.

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