And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he said unto them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
And he saith to them, `Hath he peace?' and they say, `Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.'
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, [He is] well; and behold, there comes Rachel his daughter with the sheep.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)