Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd. New Living Translation Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s flock, for she was a shepherd. English Standard Version While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Berean Standard Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. King James Bible And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. New King James Version Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. New American Standard Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. NASB 1995 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. NASB 1977 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Legacy Standard Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Amplified Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Christian Standard Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Holman Christian Standard Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. American Standard Version While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And while he was speaking with them, Rakhyl came with the sheep of her father because she was a shepherdess. Brenton Septuagint Translation While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father. Contemporary English Version While Jacob was still talking with the men, his cousin Rachel came up with her father's sheep. Douay-Rheims Bible They were yet speaking, and behold Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she fed the flock. English Revised Version While he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them. GOD'S WORD® Translation While he was still talking to them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, because she was a shepherd. Good News Translation While Jacob was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with the flock. International Standard Version While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, since she was a shepherdess. JPS Tanakh 1917 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she tended them. Literal Standard Version He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess; Majority Standard Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. New American Bible While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was the one who tended them. NET Bible While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, for she was tending them. New Revised Standard Version While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them. New Heart English Bible While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was tending them. Webster's Bible Translation And while he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. World English Bible While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them. Young's Literal Translation He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she is shepherdess; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Meets Rachel…8But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.” 9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 10As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.… Cross References Genesis 29:8 But they replied, "We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep." Genesis 29:10 As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother's brother Laban, with Laban's sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle's sheep. Exodus 2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock. 1 Samuel 9:11 And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, "Is the seer here?" Treasury of Scripture And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them. Rachel. Genesis 24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. Exodus 2:15,16,21 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well… Song of Solomon 1:7,8 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? … for she kept them. Jump to Previous Care Father's Flock Kept Rachel Sheep Speaking Talking TendedJump to Next Care Father's Flock Kept Rachel Sheep Speaking Talking TendedGenesis 29 1. Jacob comes to the well of Haran.9. He becomes acquainted with Rachel. 13. Laban entertains him. 18. Jacob covenants for Rachel. 23. He is deceived by Laban with Leah. 28. He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more. 32. Leah bears Reuben; 33. Simeon; 34. Levi; 35. and Judah. (9) Rachel came with her father's sheep.--Comp. Exodus 2:16; and so in modern times Mr. Malan saw "the sheik's daughter, the beautiful and well-favoured Ladheefeh, drive her flock of fine patriarchal sheep" to a well for water in this very region (Philosophy or Truth, p. 95). As forty years at least elapsed between this meeting of Jacob and Rachel and the birth of Benjamin, she must have been a mere child at this time.Verse 9. - And while he yet spake with them (literally, he yet speaking with them), Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them - or, she was a shepherdess, the part. רֹעָה being used as a substantive (Gesenius, 'Lex.,' sub. nom.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whileעוֹדֶ֖נּוּ (‘ō·w·ḏen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more he was still speaking מְדַבֵּ֣ר (mə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with them, עִמָּ֑ם (‘im·mām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5973: With, equally with Rachel וְרָחֵ֣ל ׀ (wə·rā·ḥêl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob arrived בָּ֗אָה (bā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with her father’s לְאָבִ֔יהָ (lə·’ā·ḇî·hā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1: Father sheep, הַצֹּאן֙ (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction she הִֽוא׃ (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was a shepherdess. רֹעָ֖ה (rō·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with Links Genesis 29:9 NIVGenesis 29:9 NLT Genesis 29:9 ESV Genesis 29:9 NASB Genesis 29:9 KJV Genesis 29:9 BibleApps.com Genesis 29:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 29:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 29:9 French Bible Genesis 29:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 29:9 While he was yet speaking with them (Gen. 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