Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
New American Standard Bible
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
King James Version
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
Holman Bible
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
International Standard Version
While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, since 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.
Amplified
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
Bible in Basic English
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
Darby Translation
While he was still speaking to them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
Julia Smith Translation
He yet speaking to them, and Rachel came with the sheep were to her father; for she fed them.
King James 2000
And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
While he was speaking with them, Rachel came with the sheep which belonged to her father, for she was pasturing [them].
Modern King James verseion
While he still spoke with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
While he yet talked with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
NET Bible
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.
New Heart English Bible
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
The Emphasized Bible
While yet he was speaking with them, Rachel, had come in with the sheep which belonged to her father, for a shepherdess, was she.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she is shepherdess;
Themes
Industry » Exemplified » Rachel
Rachel » Meets jacob at a well
Sheep » Flocks of » Attended by members of the family
Sheep » Flocks of » Watered every day
Shepherd » Instances of » Rachel
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 29:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees To Haran
8 And they said, We cannot until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep. 9 While he was yet speaking 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 hi
Names
Cross References
Genesis 24:15
And it came to pass, before he was done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Exodus 2:15-16
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
Exodus 2:21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Song of Songs 1:7-8
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loves, where thou feed [thy flock], where thou make [it] to rest at noon. For why should I be as she who is veiled beside the flocks of thy companions?