Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. the flocks. Context Jacob Meets Rachel…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.4And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.… Cross References Genesis 29:2 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. Genesis 29:4 And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran. Exodus 2:17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep. 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. Songs 4:12 My sister, my spouse, is a garden enclosed, a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up. Lexicon When allכָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the flocks הָעֲדָרִ֗ים (hā·‘ă·ḏā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5739: An arrangement, muster had been gathered וְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ (wə·ne·’es·p̄ū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove there, שָׁ֣מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither the shepherds would roll away וְגָלֲל֤וּ (wə·ḡā·lă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1556: To roll, roll away the stone הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ (hā·’e·ḇen) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone from מֵעַל֙ (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the mouth פִּ֣י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of the well הַבְּאֵ֔ר (hab·bə·’êr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well and water וְהִשְׁק֖וּ (wə·hiš·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to the sheep. הַצֹּ֑אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Then they would return וְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּ (wə·hê·šî·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the stone הָאֶ֛בֶן (hā·’e·ḇen) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone to its place לִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃ (lim·qō·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition over 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. הַבְּאֵ֖ר (hab·bə·’êr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well Additional Translations When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.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 on the well's mouth in his place. 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 its place. And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well. And when all the flocks were gathered there, they rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the mouth of the well in its place. 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 its place. 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 its place. There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place. (When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.) 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