1. Jacob continued on his way and went towards the land of the East.
2. Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields with three flocks of sheep lying round it. The flocks were watered from this well, which had a large stone over the opening.
3. Whenever all the flocks came together there, the shepherds would roll the stone back and water them. Then they would put the stone back in place.
4. Jacob asked the shepherds, “My friends, where are you from?”“From Haran,” they answered.
5. He asked, “Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?”“Yes, we do,” they answered.
6. “Is he well?” he asked.“He is well,” they answered. “Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with his flock.”
7. Jacob said, “Since it is still broad daylight and not yet time to bring the flocks in, why don't you water them and take them back to pasture?”
8. They answered, “We can't do that until all the flocks are here and the stone has been rolled back; then we will water the flocks.”
9. While Jacob was still talking to them, Rachel arrived with the flock.
10. When Jacob saw Rachel with his uncle Laban's flock, he went to the well, rolled the stone back, and watered the sheep.
11. Then he kissed her and began to cry for joy.
12. He told her, “I am your father's relative, the son of Rebecca.”She ran to tell her father;
13. and when he heard the news about his nephew Jacob, he ran to meet him, hugged him and kissed him, and brought him into the house. When Jacob told Laban everything that had happened,