Jacob Meets Rachel

29 Jacob resumed his journey[a] and went to the eastern country.[b](A) He looked and saw a well in a field. Three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it because the sheep were watered from this well. But a large stone covered the opening of the well.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:1 Lit Jacob picked up his feet
  2. 29:1 Lit the land of the children of the east

Jacob Arrives in Paddan Aram

29 Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples.(A) There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well.(B) The stone(C) over the mouth of the well was large.

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