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.