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Genesis 29:8

“We can’t water the animals until all the flocks have arrived,” they replied. “Then the shepherds move the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water all the sheep and goats.”

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Genesis 29:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

“We can’t,” they replied, “until all the flocks are gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And 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.

Genesis 29:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

But they said, “We cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered. Then we will roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And 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.

Genesis 29:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And 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.

Genesis 29:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They replied, “We can’t until all the flocks are gathered. When the stone is rolled off the opening of the well, we can water the sheep.” 

Genesis 29:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But they replied, “We can’t until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone is rolled from the well’s opening. Then we will water the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And 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.”

Genesis 29:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“We can’t,” they replied. “We have to wait until all of the flocks are brought together. The stone has to be rolled away from the opening of the well. Then we’ll give water to the sheep.”

Genesis 29:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.”


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