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Genesis 29:6

Rachel

4 “My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

5 “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

7 “Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

8 But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
KJV
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
WEB
He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”
ASV
And he said unto them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well. And, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
DARBY
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, [He is] well; and behold, there comes Rachel his daughter with the sheep.
BLB
And he said to them, “[Is it] well with him?” And they said, “[It is] well, and behold, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.”
ÅB
Da spurte han dem: Står det vel til med ham? De svarte: Ja, det gjør det, og se, der kommer hans datter Rakel med småfeet.
OTB
Jakob spurte videre: «Er det bra med ham?» De sa: «Ja, det er bra med ham, og her kommer datteren hans Rakel med sauene.»
B1930
Da spurte han dem: Står det vel til med ham? De svarte: Ja, det gjør det, og se, der kommer hans datter Rakel med småfeet.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 43:27

    He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

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  • 2 Samuel 20:9

    “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:22

    Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

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  • Exodus 18:7

    So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

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  • Genesis 37:14

    Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

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  • 1 Samuel 25:5

    So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name

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