Genesis 29:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying beside it because that well was where the flocks were watered. A large stone was over the mouth of the well.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he looked and saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for they watered the flocks from that well, and a large stone was on the well's mouth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And as he loked aboute behold there was a well in the feld and.iij. flockes of shepe laye therby (for at that well were the flockes watered) and there laye a great stone at the well mouth

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & loked aboute him, and beholde, there was a well in the felde, and ye flockes of shepe therby, for the flockes dranke of the well. And there laye a greate stone at the welles mouth,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheepe lay thereby (for at that well were the flockes watered) & there was a great stone vpon the welles mouth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And as he loked about, beholde, there was a wel in the field, and loe, three flockes of sheepe lay there by, for at that well were the flockes watered: and there was a great stone vpon the well mouth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well's mouth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was great.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone `is' on the mouth of the well.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He saw in the field a well with three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. Now a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:15-16 : 15 When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well. 16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.
  • Gen 24:11 : 11 He had the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
  • Gen 24:13 : 13 "See, I am standing here by the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
  • Ps 23:2 : 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
  • Song 1:6-7 : 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has darkened me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept. 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
  • Isa 49:10 : 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water.
  • John 4:6 : 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
  • John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 29:3-4
    2 verses
    93%

    3All the flocks would gather there, and the shepherds would roll the stone away from the well’s opening to water the sheep, and then they would put the stone back over the well’s mouth in its place.

    4Jacob said to them, 'My brothers, where are you from?' They replied, 'We are from Haran.'

  • Gen 29:6-11
    6 verses
    83%

    6Then he asked, 'Is he well?' They said, 'He is well, and look, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.'

    7He said, 'Look, the day is still high; it is not time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them out to pasture.'

    8But they said, 'We cannot until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone is rolled away from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.'

    9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

    10When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and Laban’s sheep, he went up, rolled the stone away from the well’s mouth, and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep.

    11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

  • Gen 29:1
    78%

    1Jacob lifted his feet and set out toward the land of the people of the east.

  • Gen 28:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11He came to a certain place, stayed there for the night because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it under his head, and lay down in that place.

    12And he dreamed; behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven. The angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

  • Gen 26:19
    73%

    19Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of flowing water there.

  • Gen 30:38-39
    2 verses
    73%

    38He placed the peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so they would mate when they came to drink.

    39And the flocks mated in front of the branches, and they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, or spotted.

  • Gen 31:12
    73%

    12He said, 'Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, and spotted, because I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.

  • Gen 26:32
    73%

    32That same day, Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug, saying, "We have found water!"

  • Gen 24:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.

    30As soon as he saw the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and heard Rebekah tell what the man had said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels at the spring.

  • Gen 21:30
    72%

    30He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.'

  • Gen 31:10
    72%

    10During the mating season of the flock, I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

  • Gen 24:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13"See, I am standing here by the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

    14May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • Gen 21:19
    71%

    19Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

  • Gen 24:43
    71%

    43see, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"

  • Gen 31:45-46
    2 verses
    71%

    45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.

    46He said to his relatives, 'Gather some stones.' So they took stones and piled them in a heap, and they ate there by the heap.

  • Gen 37:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14So Israel said to him, "Go now and see if everything is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me back a report." Then he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to Shechem.

    15A man found him wandering in the field and asked him, "What are you looking for?"

  • Exod 2:19
    70%

    19They answered, 'An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.'

  • Gen 28:18
    70%

    18Early in the morning, Jacob took the stone he had used as a pillow, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on its top.

  • Gen 24:45
    70%

    45Before I had finished speaking to myself, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, drew water, and I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'

  • Gen 26:15
    70%

    15The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug during the days of Abraham his father, filling them with dirt.

  • Gen 24:11
    70%

    11He had the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.

  • Gen 31:4
    69%

    4So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flock was.

  • Gen 30:41-42
    2 verses
    69%

    41Whenever the stronger females were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks so they would mate near the branches.

    42But if the animals were weak, he would not place the branches there. So the weaker animals went to Laban, and the stronger ones to Jacob.

  • Gen 30:29
    69%

    29Jacob said to him, 'You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.'

  • Gen 30:31
    69%

    31Laban asked, 'What shall I give you?' Jacob replied, 'You shall give me nothing. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to tend and watch over your flock.'

  • Gen 31:2
    69%

    2Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was no longer the same as it had been before.

  • Gen 24:16
    69%

    16The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.

  • Gen 26:22
    69%

    22He moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over this one. So he named it Rehoboth, and he said, "Now the LORD has given us room, and we will flourish in the land."

  • Gen 30:36
    69%

    36Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban's flocks.