1. Then Jacob continued his trip. He went to the country in the East.
2. He looked and saw a well in the field. There were three flocks of sheep lying near the well, where the sheep drank water. There was a large rock covering the mouth of the well.
3. When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the rock away from the well. Then all the sheep could drink from the water. After the sheep were full, the shepherds would put the rock back in its place.
4. Jacob said to the shepherds there, “Brothers, where are you from?” They answered, “We are from Haran.”
5. Then Jacob said, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” The shepherds answered, “We know him.”
6. Then Jacob said, “How is he?” They answered, “He is well. Look, that is his daughter Rachel coming now with his sheep.”