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Genesis 29:9
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KJ21
And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
ASV
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them.
AMP
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
AMPC
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she shepherded them.
BRG
¶ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
CSB
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
CSBA
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
CEB
While he was still talking to them, Rachel came with her father’s flock since she was its shepherd.
CJB
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, because she took care of them.
CEV
While Jacob was still talking with the men, his cousin Rachel came up with her father's sheep.
DARBY
While he was still speaking to them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
DRA
They were yet speaking, and behold Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she fed the flock.
ERV
While Jacob was talking with the shepherds, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. (It was her job to take care of the sheep.)
EASY
When Jacob was speaking to the shepherds, Rachel arrived there. She brought her father's sheep with her. She was taking care of them.
EHV
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep because she took care of them.
ESV
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
ESVUK
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
EXB
While ·Jacob [L he] was talking with ·the shepherds [L them], Rachel came with her father’s sheep, because ·it was her job to care for the sheep [L she was a shepherdess].
GNV
¶ While he talked with them, Rachel also came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
GW
While he was still talking to them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, because she was a shepherd.
GNT
While Jacob was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with the flock.
HCSB
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
ICB
While Jacob was talking with the shepherds, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. It was her job to take care of the sheep.
ISV
While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, since she was a shepherdess.
JUB
¶ And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was the pastor.
KJV
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.
AKJV
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
LSB
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
LEB
While he was speaking with them, Rachel came with the sheep which belonged to her father, for she was pasturing them.
TLB
As this conversation was going on, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
MSG
While Jacob was in conversation with them, Rachel came up with her father’s sheep. She was the shepherd. The moment Jacob spotted Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, saw her arriving with his uncle Laban’s sheep, he went and single-handedly rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban. Then he kissed Rachel and broke into tears. He told Rachel that he was related to her father, that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father. When Laban heard the news—Jacob, his sister’s son!—he ran out to meet him, embraced and kissed him and brought him home. Jacob told Laban the story of everything that had happened.
MEV
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
NOG
While he was still talking to them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, because she was a shepherd.
NABRE
While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was the one who tended them.
NASB
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
NASB1995
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
NCB
He was still speaking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd.
NCV
While Jacob was talking with the shepherds, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, because it was her job to care for the sheep.
NET
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them.
NIRV
He was still talking with them when Rachel came with her father’s sheep. It was her job to take care of the flock.
NIV
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd.
NIVUK
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd.
NKJV
Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
NLV
He was still talking with them when Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she cared for them.
NLT
Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s flock, for she was a shepherd.
NRSVA
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them.
NRSVACE
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them.
NRSVCE
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them.
NRSVUE
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
OJB
And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with the tzon of her av; for she was a ro’ah (shepherdess).
RGT
While he talked with them, Rachel also came with her father’s sheep (for she kept them).
RSV
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them.
RSVCE
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she kept them.
TLV
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with the flock that belonged to her father (for she was a shepherdess).
VOICE
While Jacob was still speaking to the shepherds, Rachel came with her father’s sheep for she, too, was a shepherd.
WEB
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
WYC
Yet (while) they spake, and lo! Rachel came with the sheep of her father.
YLT
He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she [is] shepherdess;
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