Genesis 29:2
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And he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lying by it: for the beasts were watered out of it, and the mouth thereof was closed with a great stone.

a well.

Genesis 24:11,13 And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said: . . .

Exodus 2:15,16 And Pharao heard of this word, and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well. . . .

John 4:6,14 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour. . . .

there.

Psalm 23:2 He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment:

Songs 1:6,7 Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions. . . .

Isaiah 49:10 They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink.

Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall rule them and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

a great stone.

Context
Jacob Meets Rachel
1Then Jacob went on in his journey, and came into the east country. 2And he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lying by it: for the beasts were watered out of it, and the mouth thereof was closed with a great stone.3And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:10
And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.

Genesis 24:11
And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said:

Genesis 29:3
And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again.

Exodus 2:15
And Pharao heard of this word, and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.

Exodus 2:16
And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father's flocks.

Judges 5:11
Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty.

Lexicon
He looked
וַיַּ֞רְא (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

and saw
וְהִנֵּ֧ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

a well
בְאֵ֣ר (ḇə·’êr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well

in the field,
בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה (baś·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land

and
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

there
שָׁ֞ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

by it
עָלֶ֔יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

lay
רֹבְצִ֣ים (rō·ḇə·ṣîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7257: To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed

three
שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

flocks
עֶדְרֵי־ (‘eḏ·rê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5739: An arrangement, muster

of sheep,
צֹאן֙ (ṣōn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

because
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the sheep
הָעֲדָרִ֑ים (hā·‘ă·ḏā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5739: An arrangement, muster

were watered
יַשְׁק֖וּ (yaš·qū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

this
הַהִ֔וא (ha·hi·w)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

well.
הַבְּאֵ֣ר (hab·bə·’êr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well

And a large
גְּדֹלָ֖ה (gə·ḏō·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

stone
וְהָאֶ֥בֶן (wə·hā·’e·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

covered
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the mouth
פִּ֥י (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of the well.
הַבְּאֵֽר׃ (hab·bə·’êr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well


Additional Translations
He looked and saw a well in the field, and there by it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, see, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was on the well's mouth.

And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.

And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the fields, and behold there, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks, and a great stone was at the mouth of the well.

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

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.

He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone is on the mouth of the well.
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