1. And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the east;
2. 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.
3. (When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
4. And Jacob saith to them, `My brethren, from whence [are] ye?' and they say, `We [are] from Haran.'
5. And he saith to them, `Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?' and they say, `We have known.'
6. And he saith to them, `Hath he peace?' and they say, `Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.'
7. And he saith, `Lo, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.'
8. And they say, `We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.'
9. He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she [is] shepherdess;
10. and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
11. And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,