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brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. <a href="/bsb/genesis/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep. <a href="/kjv/genesis/29.htm">King James Bible</a> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/29.htm">New King James Version</a> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother’s brother Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of his mother’s brother Laban. <a href="/nasb/genesis/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother&#8217s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother&#8217s brother, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban his mother&#8217s brother. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it came about, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went up, and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. <a href="/lsb/genesis/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and gave water to the flock of Laban his mother’s brother to drink. <a href="/amp/genesis/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Jacob saw [his cousin] Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and Laban’s sheep, he came up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban, his uncle. <a href="/csb/genesis/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As soon as Jacob saw his uncle Laban’s daughter Rachel with his sheep, he went up and rolled the stone from the opening and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As soon as Jacob saw his uncle Laban&#8217s daughter Rachel with his sheep, he went up and rolled the stone from the opening and watered his uncle Laban&#8217s sheep. <a href="/asv/genesis/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/cev/genesis/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Jacob saw her and his uncle's sheep, he rolled the rock away and watered the sheep. <a href="/erv/genesis/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/gwt/genesis/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jacob saw Rachel, daughter of his uncle Laban, with his uncle Laban's sheep. He came forward and rolled the stone off the opening of the well and watered his uncle Laban's sheep. <a href="/gnt/genesis/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Jacob saw Rachel with his uncle Laban's flock, he went to the well, rolled the stone back, and watered the sheep. <a href="/isv/genesis/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, accompanied by Laban's sheep, Jacob approached the well, rolled the stone from the opening of the well, and then watered his mother's brother Laban's flock. <a href="/msb/genesis/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother?s brother Laban, with Laban?s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle?s sheep. <a href="/net/genesis/29.htm">NET Bible</a> When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he went over and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban. <a href="/nheb/genesis/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went over and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/wbt/genesis/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother; that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/web/genesis/29.htm">World English Bible</a> When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the flock of his mother’s brother Laban, that Jacob comes near and rolls the stone from off the mouth of the well, and waters the flock of his mother’s brother Laban. <a href="/ylt/genesis/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/slt/genesis/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it shall be when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, and Jacob will come near, and will roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and will water the sheep of Laban his mother's brother.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Jacob saw her, and knew her to be his cousin-german, and that they were the sheep of Laban, his uncle: he removed the stone wherewith the well was closed. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When Jacob had seen her, and he realized that she was his maternal first cousin, and that these were the sheep of his uncle Laban, he removed the stone which closed the well. <a href="/nabre/genesis/29.htm">New American Bible</a> As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the sheep of Laban, he went up, rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well, and watered Laban’s sheep. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother’s brother Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob drew near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the sheep of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when Yaquuv saw Rakhyl, daughter of Laban, the brother of his mother, and the sheep of Laban, the brother of his mother, Yaquuv came and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and he gave drink to the flock of Laban, the brother of his mother.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. <a href="/sep/genesis/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother. <a href="/parallel/genesis/29-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6993" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/29.htm">Jacob Meets Rachel</a> …9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 10<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">As soon as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/7354.htm" title="7354: rā·ḥêl (N-proper-fs) -- A wife of Jacob. The same as rachel; Rachel, a wife of Jacob.">Rachel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">of his mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥî (N-msc) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3837.htm" title="3837: lā·ḇān (N-proper-ms) -- Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob. The same as laban; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert.">Laban,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3837.htm" title="3837: lā·ḇān (N-proper-ms) -- Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob. The same as laban; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert.">with Laban’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣōn (N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">sheep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: way·yig·gaš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To draw near, approach. ">went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1556.htm" title="1556: way·yā·ḡel (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To roll, roll away. A primitive root; to roll.">and rolled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: hā·’e·ḇen (Art:: N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">the stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">away from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/875.htm" title="875: hab·bə·’êr (Art:: N-fs) -- A well, pit. From ba'ar; a pit; especially a well.">of the well</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: way·yašq (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">and watered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥî (N-msc) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">his uncle’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3837.htm" title="3837: lā·ḇān (N-proper-ms) -- Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob. The same as laban; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥî (N-msc) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣōn (N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">sheep.</a> 11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">Genesis 24:10-20</a> Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim. / As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water. / “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. ... <a href="/exodus/2-16.htm">Exodus 2:16-21</a> Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. / When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?” ... <a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Genesis 24:29-31</a> Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring. / As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring. / “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Genesis 28:2</a> “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. <a href="/genesis/24-11.htm">Genesis 24:11</a> As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water. <a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Genesis 30:25-30</a> Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland. / Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.” / But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.” ... <a href="/genesis/33-13.htm">Genesis 33:13-14</a> But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die. / Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.” <a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a> And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a> When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. <a href="/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17-18</a> Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels, / and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan. <a href="/genesis/12-5.htm">Genesis 12:5</a> And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, <a href="/genesis/46-31.htm">Genesis 46:31-34</a> Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me. / The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’ / When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ ... <a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">Genesis 48:7</a> Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem). <a href="/john/4-6.htm">John 4:6-7</a> Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. / When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” <a href="/john/4-16.htm">John 4:16-18</a> Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” / “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband. / In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.rolled.<a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Exodus 2:17</a> And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/29-6.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/29-7.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/29-5.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/genesis/29-8.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">Rachel</a> <a href="/genesis/29-8.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/genesis/29-8.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/genesis/29-8.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/genesis/29-8.htm">Well's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/30-31.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/genesis/43-29.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/genesis/34-26.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Rachel</a> <a href="/numbers/22-29.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/genesis/30-32.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/genesis/31-45.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-19.htm">Well's</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 29</div>1. <a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Jacob comes to the well of Haran.</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">He becomes acquainted with Rachel.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Laban entertains him.</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Jacob covenants for Rachel.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/29-23.htm">He is deceived by Laban with Leah.</a> 28. <a href="/genesis/29-28.htm">He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more.</a> 32. <a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Leah bears Reuben;</a> 33. <a href="/genesis/29-33.htm">Simeon;</a> 34. <a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">Levi;</a> 35. <a href="/genesis/29-35.htm">and Judah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban Jacob's journey to Haran was not only a physical journey but also a spiritual and familial one. Rachel, being the daughter of Laban, connects Jacob to his mother's family, fulfilling Rebekah's wish for Jacob to find a wife from her own kin (<a href="/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43-45</a>). This encounter is significant as it sets the stage for the future of the Israelite nation, with Rachel becoming one of the matriarchs. The familial connection emphasizes the importance of kinship and covenant relationships in biblical narratives.with Laban’s sheep Shepherding was a common occupation in ancient Near Eastern cultures, and it was often the responsibility of women to tend to the flocks, as seen with Rachel. This detail highlights the pastoral lifestyle of the patriarchs and the significance of livestock as a measure of wealth and prosperity. The mention of Laban's sheep also foreshadows the future conflicts and negotiations between Jacob and Laban over livestock (<a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Genesis 30:25-43</a>).he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well Wells were vital community resources in the arid regions of the Near East, often covered with large stones to protect the water supply. Jacob's action of rolling the stone away demonstrates his strength and eagerness to assist Rachel, possibly indicating his immediate affection for her. This act of service can be seen as a type of Christ, who removes obstacles and provides living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>).and watered his uncle’s sheep Jacob's willingness to water Laban's sheep reflects his character as a servant and foreshadows his future role as a shepherd for Laban's flocks. This act of kindness and diligence is reminiscent of the servant-hearted nature of Christ, who came to serve and not to be served (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). It also prefigures the care and leadership Jacob will later provide for his own family and possessions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the twin brother of Esau. Jacob is a key patriarch in the lineage of Israel, known for his journey to Haran to find a wife and his eventual name change to Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rachel.htm">Rachel</a> The daughter of Laban, Jacob's uncle. Rachel becomes Jacob's beloved wife and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. 3. <a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a> Jacob's uncle, the brother of Rebekah. Laban plays a significant role in Jacob's life, particularly in the events surrounding Jacob's marriages to Leah and Rachel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_well.htm">The Well</a> A central location in this account, the well is where Jacob meets Rachel. Wells often symbolize life and sustenance in the Bible, as they provide water in arid regions. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_stone.htm">The Stone</a> The stone covering the well represents a barrier that Jacob removes, symbolizing his initiative and strength, as well as foreshadowing his role in overcoming obstacles in his life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing_and_providence.htm">Divine Timing and Providence</a> Jacob's arrival at the well coincides with Rachel's appearance, illustrating God's perfect timing in orchestrating events in our lives. <a href="/topical/i/initiative_and_service.htm">Initiative and Service</a> Jacob's action of rolling the stone away demonstrates the importance of taking initiative and serving others, even in unfamiliar or challenging circumstances. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_well.htm">Symbolism of the Well</a> The well as a source of life reminds us of the spiritual sustenance we receive from God, encouraging us to seek Him as our living water. <a href="/topical/f/family_and_relationships.htm">Family and Relationships</a> The familial connections in this passage highlight the significance of family relationships and the role they play in God's plan for our lives. <a href="/topical/o/overcoming_barriers.htm">Overcoming Barriers</a> Jacob's removal of the stone symbolizes overcoming obstacles, encouraging us to trust in God's strength to remove barriers in our own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 29</a> <a href="/q/who_was_laban_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Laban in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/summarize_leah_and_rachel's_story..htm">What is the summary of Leah and Rachel's story?</a> <a href="/q/could_jacob_alone_move_a_multi-shepherd_stone.htm">Genesis 29:2–3: How plausible is it for Jacob alone to remove a stone that typically required multiple shepherds? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_rachel_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Rachel in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Laban his mother's brother.--The threefold repetition of these words has no other reason than that given in the Note on <a href="/genesis/28-5.htm" title="And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.">Genesis 28:5</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, - "the term mother's brother is not unintentionally repeated three times in this verse to describe with the greatest possible stress that Jacob had met with his own relations, with "his bone and his flesh" (Kalisch) - and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother (Jacob from the first takes particular notice of Laban's flock, perhaps regarding them as a sign of Laban s wealth. If Laban s daughter had her attractions for the son of Isaac, so also had Laban s sheep), that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth (probably disregarding the shepherds' rule to wait for the gathering of all the flocks, unless, indeed, Rachel s was the last), and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. The threefold repetition of this phrase does not prove that Jacob acted in all this purely as a cousin (Lange). The phrase is the historian's, and Jacob had not yet informed Rachel of his name. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/29-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As soon as כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Jacob יַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc saw רָאָ֨ה (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see Rachel, רָחֵ֗ל (rā·ḥêl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7354.htm">Strong's 7354: </a> Rachel -- a wife of Jacob the daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of his mother’s אִמּ֔וֹ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) brother אֲחִ֣י (’ă·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) Laban, לָבָן֙ (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3837.htm">Strong's 3837: </a> Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob with Laban’s לָבָ֖ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3837.htm">Strong's 3837: </a> Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob sheep, צֹ֥אן (ṣōn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock he יַעֲקֹ֗ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc went up וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ (way·yig·gaš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> To draw near, approach and rolled וַיָּ֤גֶל (way·yā·ḡel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1556.htm">Strong's 1556: </a> To roll, roll away the stone הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ (hā·’e·ḇen) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone away from מֵעַל֙ (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the mouth פִּ֣י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of the well הַבְּאֵ֔ר (hab·bə·’êr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_875.htm">Strong's 875: </a> A pit, a well and watered וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ (way·yašq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to his uncle’s אֲחִ֣י (’ă·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) sheep. צֹ֥אן (ṣōn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/29-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 29:10 It happened when Jacob saw Rachel (Gen. 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