2
Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields with three flocks of sheep lying around it. The flocks were watered from this well, which had a large stone over the opening.
3
Whenever all the flocks came together there, the shepherds would roll the stone back and water them. Then they would put the stone back in place.
4
Jacob asked the shepherds, "My friends, where are you from?" "From Haran," they answered.
5
He asked, "Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?" "Yes, we do," they answered.
6
"Is he well?" he asked. "He is well," they answered. "Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with his flock."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.