Genesis 29:10

When Jacob saw Rachel with the sheep, he went to the waterhole and rolled the stone off the top. Then he gave water to the sheep belonged to Laban, Jacob's uncle.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9While Jacob was still talking with the shepherds, Rachel came to the waterhole with her father's sheep. It was her job to look after them.

11Jacob kissed Rachel on the side of her face. He was so happy he cried out loud.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:10-15

Rachel's Humility and Industry. ( b. c. 1760.) 9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 10 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. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and… Read the whole commentary →

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