King James Version
Genesis 29:8 in the King James Version says “And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth;...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.”
Genesis 29:8 · KJV
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. Is he: Heb. Is there peace to him?
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. it is: Heb. yet the day is great
And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“be gathered together”
H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“then we water”
H8248to quaff, i.e., (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
“the sheep”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
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