Genesis 29:7
“And hee said, Loe, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattell should be gathered together: water yee the sheepe, and goe and feed them.”
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Genesis 29:7 Context
5And he said vnto them, Know ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? And they sayde, We knowe him. 6And he said vnto them, Is hee well? and they said, He is well: and behold, Rachel his daughter commeth with the sheepe. 7And hee said, Loe, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattell should be gathered together: water yee the sheepe, and goe and feed them. 8And they said, We cannot, vntill all the flockes bee gathered together, and till they rolle the stone from the welles mouth: then wee water the sheepe. 9¶ And while hee yet spake with them, Rachel came with her fathers sheepe: for she kept them.
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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].
- King James Version
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."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
- Basic English Bible
And 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].
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's 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."
- World English Bible
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.'
- Youngs Literal 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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible