Genesis 29:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.””
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“But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they say, `We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 29:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:3When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.
- Genesis 34:14“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
- Genesis 43:32They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
- Mark 16:3They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
- Luke 24:2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
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