Genesis 29:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 29:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 29:7 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 29:7 — KJV
“And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. it is...: Heb. yet the day is great”
— Genesis 29:7 (KJV)
Genesis 29:7 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 29:7
“So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? ran: Heb. overflowed”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:7: should, gathered, together
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:7: day, gathered, together
“And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. high hill: Heb. lifted up, etc”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:7: high, day, water
“And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: published: Heb. said nobles: Heb. great men”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:7: neither, water, feed
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:7: day, neither, water
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