7And 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.'


In Context

4 And Jacob saith to them, 'My brethren, from whence are ye?' and they say, 'We are from Haran.'

5 And he saith to them, 'Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?' and they say, 'We have known.'

6 And he saith to them, 'Hath he peace?' and they say, 'Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.'

7 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.'

8 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.'

9 He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she is shepherdess;

Genesis 29:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:7And 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. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:7"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."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:7And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:7And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:7And he said, Behold, it is yet high day; it is not time that the cattle should be gathered together; water the sheep, and go, feed them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:7And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:7And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:7He 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.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:7And 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.