Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Look,” he said, “the sun is still high; it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.” New Living Translation Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight—too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?” English Standard Version He said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep and go, pasture them.” Berean Standard Bible “Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then he said, “Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.” New American Standard Bible Then he said, “Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.” NASB 1995 He said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.” NASB 1977 And he said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.” Legacy Standard Bible And he said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Give water to the sheep to drink, and go, pasture them.” Amplified Bible Jacob said, “Look, the sun is still high [overhead]; it is a long time before the flocks need to be gathered [in their folds for the night]. Water the sheep, and go, and return them to their pasture.” Christian Standard Bible Then Jacob said, “Look, it is still broad daylight. It’s not time for the animals to be gathered. Water the flock, then go out and let them graze.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Jacob said, “Look, it is still broad daylight. It’s not time for the animals to be gathered. Water the flock, then go out and let them graze.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Yaquuv said to them, “See, daylight still remains; it is not time to gather the cattle; water the sheep and go feed them.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water ye the flocks, and depart and feed them. Contemporary English Version Jacob told them, "Look, the sun is still high up in the sky, and it's too early to bring in the rest of the flocks. Water your sheep and take them back to the pasture." Douay-Rheims Bible And Jacob said: There is yet much day remaining, neither is it time to bring the flocks into the folds again: first give the sheep drink, and so lead them back to feed. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "It's still the middle of the day," he said. "It isn't time yet to gather the livestock. Water the sheep. Then let them graze." Good News Translation Jacob said, "Since it is still broad daylight and not yet time to bring the flocks in, why don't you water them and take them back to pasture?" International Standard Version "Look!" Jacob replied. "The sun is still high. It's not yet time for the flocks to be gathered. Let's water the sheep, then let them graze." JPS Tanakh 1917 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.' Literal Standard Version And he says, “Behold, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the livestock to be gathered; water the flock, and go, delight yourselves.” Majority Standard Bible “Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.” New American Bible Then he said: “There is still much daylight left; it is hardly the time to bring the animals home. Water the sheep, and then continue pasturing them.” NET Bible 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." New Revised Standard Version He said, “Look, it is still broad daylight; it is not time for the animals to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.” New Heart English Bible He said, "Look, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them." Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be collected: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. World English Bible 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.” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Meets Rachel…6“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.” 7“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.” 8But 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.”… Cross References Genesis 29:6 "Is he well?" Jacob inquired. "Yes," they answered, "and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep." Genesis 29:8 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." Treasury of Scripture And he said, See, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water you the sheep, and go and feed them. Lo. Galatians 6:9,10 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not… Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. it is yet high day. Jump to Previous Animals Cattle Collected Feed Flocks Gather Gathered High Jacob Livestock Middle Pasture Sheep Sun Time Together WaterJump to Next Animals Cattle Collected Feed Flocks Gather Gathered High Jacob Livestock Middle Pasture Sheep Sun Time Together WaterGenesis 29 1. Jacob comes to the well of Haran.9. He becomes acquainted with Rachel. 13. Laban entertains him. 18. Jacob covenants for Rachel. 23. He is deceived by Laban with Leah. 28. He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more. 32. Leah bears Reuben; 33. Simeon; 34. Levi; 35. and Judah. (7) Neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together.--Rather, neither is it time for folding the cattle. As there were still several hours of daylight, Jacob is surprised that they do not immediately upon their arrival give the sheep water, and drive them back to the pasture. But if the well belonged to Laban, their reason for waiting till Rachel came is plain.Verse 7. - And he said, Lo, it is yet high day (literally, the day is yet great, i.e. much of it still remains), neither is it time that the cattle should he gathered together (i.e. to shut them up for the night): water ye the sheep, and go and feed them - being desirous to get the shepherds away from the well that he might meet Rachel alone (Keil, Lange, Murphy), though perhaps his words with as much correctness may be traced to that prudent and industrious habit of mind which afterwards shone forth so conspicuously in himself, and which instinctively caused him to frown upon laziness and inactivity (Starke, Kalisch, Bush). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Look,”הֵ֥ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! said Jacob, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “it is still עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more broad גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent daylight; הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day it is not yet לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no time עֵ֖ת (‘êṯ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6256: Time, now, when to gather הֵאָסֵ֣ף (hê·’ā·sêp̄) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove the livestock. הַמִּקְנֶ֑ה (ham·miq·neh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition Water הַשְׁק֥וּ (haš·qū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to the sheep הַצֹּ֖אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock and take them back וּלְכ֥וּ (ū·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to pasture.” רְעֽוּ׃ (rə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with Links Genesis 29:7 NIVGenesis 29:7 NLT Genesis 29:7 ESV Genesis 29:7 NASB Genesis 29:7 KJV Genesis 29:7 BibleApps.com Genesis 29:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 29:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 29:7 French Bible Genesis 29:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 29:7 He said Behold it is still (Gen. 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