Genesis 29:6

“How is he?” he asked. “He's well,” they replied. “Look! In fact here's his daughter Rachel coming with the sheep right now.”

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In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

In Context

5“Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?” he asked. “Yes, we know him,” they replied.

7“Look, there's still plenty of daylight left,” said Jacob. “It's too early to round up the sheep yet. Why not let them drink so they can go back to grazing?”

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Cross References

Genesis 43:27He asked how they were, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father doing that you spoke of? Is he still alive?”

1 Samuel 17:22David left his supplies with the one responsible and ran to the battle line. When he got there he asked his brothers how they were.

2 Samuel 20:9“How are you doing, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. Joab held Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:2-9

Jacob's Arrival at Padan-aram. ( b. c. 1760.) 1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. 4 And Jacob said… Read the whole commentary →

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