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1 Jacob resumed his journey and went to the eastern country.
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Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples.
2 He looked and saw a well in a field. Three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it because the sheep were watered from this well. A large stone covered the opening of the well.
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There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well. The stone over the mouth of the well was large.
3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the [shepherds] would roll the stone from the opening of the well and water the sheep. The stone was then placed back on the well's opening.
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When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone away from the well’s mouth and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.
4 Jacob asked the men at the well, "My brothers! Where are you from?" "We're from Haran," they answered.
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Jacob asked the shepherds, “My brothers, where are you from?” “We’re from Harran,” they replied.
5 "Do you know Laban son of Nahor?" Jacob asked them. They answered, "We know [him]."
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He said to them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?” “Yes, we know him,” they answered.
6 "Is he well?" Jacob asked. "Yes," they said, "and here is his daughter Rachel, coming with his sheep."
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Then Jacob asked them, “Is he well?” “Yes, he is,” they said, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”
7 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."
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“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.”
8 But they replied, "We can't, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone is rolled from the well's opening. Then we will water the sheep."
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“We can’t,” they replied, “until all the flocks are gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
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While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd.
10 As soon as Jacob saw his uncle Laban's daughter Rachel with his sheep, he went up and rolled the stone from the opening and watered his uncle Laban's sheep.
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When Jacob saw Rachel daughter of his uncle Laban, and Laban’s sheep, he went over and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept loudly.
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Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep aloud.
12 He told Rachel that he was her father's relative, Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.
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He had told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and a son of Rebekah. So she ran and told her father.
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