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Genesis 29:7

“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.”

Verse in context — Genesis 29

5

He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him.

6

He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.

7

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.

8

They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep.

9

While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

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