He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”
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He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”
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And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
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And he said unto them: 'Is it well with him?' And they said: 'It is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.'
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Passages linked to Genesis 29:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 37:14 He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- Genesis 43:27 He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”
- Exodus 18:7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
- 1 Samuel 17:22 David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
- 1 Samuel 25:5 David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
- 2 Samuel 20:9 Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, he is in peace? by the which word…
Or, he is in peace? by the which word the Hebrews signify all prosperity.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 29:6 And he said unto them, [Is] he…
Gen 29:6 And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
Ver. 6. And, behold, Rachel his daughter.] Note, that our least and ordinary actions are ordered and directed by God; as Nathanael’s being under the fig tree, {Joh 1:48} &c. Birds flying seem to fly at liberty, yet are guided by an overruling hand of Heaven: so are our thoughts, affections, actions. Sic curat Deus universos, quasi singulos; sic singulos, quasi solos , saith Augustine, Rachel, by a divine providence, meets Jacob at the well: so doth the Church (that shepherdess, Son 1:7-8) meet Christ in his ordinances. {Psa 23:2-3}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain According to the manner of those times, Exo 2:16;…
According to the manner of those times, Exo 2:16; Son 1:7,8, when humility, innocency, simplicity, and industry were in fashion, both among men and women of great quality. There are some that quarrel with the Scripture, and question the truth of such relations, because they judge of the state of ancient times and things by the present age, whereby they discover great folly and deep ignorance of the state of former ages.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said unto them, is he well?.... In…
And he said unto them, is he well?.... In good health, he and his family, or "is peace unto him" (b); does he enjoy prosperity and happiness? for this word was used in the eastern nations, and still is, for all kind of felicity:
and they said, he is well; or has peace; he and his family are in good health, enjoying all the comforts and blessings of life:
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and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep; at that very instant she was coming out of the city with her father's flock of sheep, to water them at the well; an instance of great humility, diligence, and simplicity; this was very providential to Jacob.
(b) "nunquid pax ei", Montanus, Vatablus, Fagius, Cartwright, Schmidt.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. Is he well?] השלום לו hashalom lo?…
Verse 6. Is he well?] השלום לו hashalom lo? Is there peace to him? Peace among the Hebrews signified all kinds of prosperity. Is he a prosperous man in his family and in his property? And they said, He is well, שלום shalom, he prospers.
Rachel - cometh with the sheep.] רחל rachel (the ch sounded strongly guttural) signifies a sheep or ewe; and she probably had her name from her fondness for these animals.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 29:6. Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep…
Gen 29:6. Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep — According to the custom of those times, when simplicity and industry were in fashion among persons of great quality, and of both sexes. They who find fault with the Scriptures, and question the truth of such accounts, discover great ignorance of the state of former ages.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Health. Hebrew, "in peace;" by which name all good…
Health. Hebrew, "in peace;" by which name all good things are designated. (Du Hamel)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. Rachel] The name means “Ewe,” a personal name,…
6. Rachel] The name means “Ewe,” a personal name, though, possibly, also tribal. In very early times, the designation of an animal seems often to have been transferred to a family or clan in connexion with the “totem,” or animal associated in worship with the spirit-god of the community.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he said unto them, Is he well? Literally,…
And he said unto them, Is he well? Literally, is there peace to him? meaning not simply bodily health, but all manner of felicity; uJgiainei (LXX); sanusne est? (Vulgate). Cf. the Christian salutation, tax vobiscum And they said, He is well (literally, peace): and, behold, Rachel (Gesenius)his daughter cometh with the sheep.
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