Genesis 29:2

KJV Bible

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.

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Genesis 29:2 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 29:2 in ASV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 29:2 in DRB →

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.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 29:2 in DBT →

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.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 29:2 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 29:2 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 29:2 in WEB →

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 29:2 in YLT →

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.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 29:2 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 29:2 in WNT →

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Genesis 29:2 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

Primary

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 29:2 in ASV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 29:2 in DRB →

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.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 29:2 in DBT →

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 29:2 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 29:2 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 29:2 in WEB →

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 29:2 in YLT →

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.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 29:2 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 29:2 in WNT →

Translation not available

Read Genesis 29:2 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →