⁷ Jacob said, “Look, it is still day and long before the sun sets. It is not yet time for the animals to be gathered together for the night. So give them water and let them go back into the field.”

⁸ But they said, “We cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered together. Then we will move the rock from the well, and all the sheep will drink.”

⁹ While Jacob was talking with the shepherds, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. (It was her job to take care of the sheep.)