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BrLXXΟἱ δὲ εἶπαν, οὐ δυνησόμεθα, ἕως τοῦ συναχθῆναι πάντας τοὺς ποιμένας, καὶ ἀποκυλίσουσι τὸν λίθον ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ φρέατος, καὶ ποτιοῦμεν τὰ πρόβατα. (Hoi de eipan, ou dunaʸsometha, heōs tou sunaⱪthaʸnai pantas tous poimenas, kai apokulisousi ton lithon apo tou stomatos tou freatos, kai potioumen ta probata. )
BrTrAnd they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
ULTBut they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered and they roll the stone from over the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
USTBut they replied, “We can’t do that until all the shepherds are here with their flocks. Then together we will move the stone away from the top of the well and draw water for the sheep.”
BSB § 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.”
OEBBut they said, ‘We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll away the stone from the well; then we will water the sheep.’
WEBBEThey said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.”
NET“We can’t,” they said, “until all the flocks are gathered and the stone is rolled off the mouth of the well. Then we water the sheep.”
LSVAnd they say, “We are not able, until all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.”
FBV“We can't do that until all the flocks have arrived,” they told him. “Then we roll away the stone from the well and let the sheep drink.”
T4TThey replied, “No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.”
LEBAnd they said, “We are not able, until all the flocks are gathered. Then the stone is rolled away from the mouth of the well, and we water the sheep.”
BBEAnd they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
JPSAnd 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.'
ASVAnd 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.
DRAThey answered: We cannot, till all the cattle be gathered together, and we remove the stone from the well’s mouth, that we may water the flocks.
YLTAnd they say, 'We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.'
DrbyAnd they said, We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water the sheep.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd they said, We cannot, until all the flocks are collected, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
KJB-1769And 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.
KJB-1611And they said, We cannot, vntill all the flockes bee gathered together, and till they rolle the stone from the welles mouth: then wee water the sheepe. (And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they rolle the stone from the wells mouth: then we water the sheep.)
BshpsAnd they sayde: we may not vntyll all the flockes be brought together, and tyl they roule the stone from the welles mouth, and so we water our sheepe. (And they said: we may not until all the flocks be brought together, and tyl they roule the stone from the wells mouth, and so we water our sheep.)
GnvaBut they sayde, We may not vntill all the flocks be brought together, and till men rolle the stone from the welles mouth, that we may water the sheepe. (But they said, We may not until all the flocks be brought together, and till men rolle the stone from the wells mouth, that we may water the sheep. )
CvdlThey answered: We can not, tyll all the flockes be brought together, and tyll we roule the stone from the welles mouth, & so geue the shepe drynke. (They answered: We can not, till all the flocks be brought together, and till we roule the stone from the wells mouth, and so give the sheep drink.)
WyclWhiche answeriden, We moun not til alle scheep be gederid to gidere, and til we remouen the stoon fro the mouth of the pit to watir the flockis. (Which answered, We moun not till all sheep be gederid together, and till we remouen the stone from the mouth of the pit to water the flocks.)
LuthSie antworteten: Wir können nicht, bis daß alle Herden zusammengebracht werden, und wir den Stein von des Brunnens Loch wälzen und also die Schafe tränken. (They/She replied: We können not, until that all Herden zusammengebracht become, and we/us the Stein from the Brunnens Loch wälzen and also the sheep tränken.)
ClVgQui responderunt: Non possumus, donec omnia pecora congregentur, et amoveamus lapidem de ore putei, ut adaquemus greges. (Who responderunt: Non possumus, until everything pecora congregentur, and amoveamus lapidem about ore putei, as adaquemus flocks. )
29:2-12 Jacob’s meeting Rachel at the well was providentially timed by the sovereign God who was leading Jacob to fulfillment of the promises (cp. 24:12-20). The well was a reminder of God’s blessing (cp. 16:13-14; 21:19; 26:19-25, 33).
Make sure it is clear in your translation that the ones who are talking here are also shepherds. See how you translated this phrase in verse 3. Also, consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “and we all remove the stone”
מֵעַ֖ל פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֑ר
from=under mouth the,well
See how you translated this phrase in verses 2 and 3. Alternate translation: “off the top of the well”
וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ הַצֹּֽאן
and,water the,sheep
Alternate translation: “and draw water for the flocks.”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
