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Genesis 29:7
New English Translation
Genesis 29:7
New English Translation
7 Then Jacob[a] said, “Since it is still the middle of the day,[b] it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. You should water the sheep and then go and let them graze some more.”[c]
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- Genesis 29:7 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 29:7 tn Heb “the day is great.”
- Genesis 29:7 tn Heb “water the sheep and go and pasture [them].” The verbal forms are imperatives, but Jacob would hardly be giving direct orders to someone else’s shepherds. The nuance here is probably one of advice.
Genesis 29:7
King James Version
Genesis 29:7
King James Version
7 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.
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