Gen 29:2-3 | NET2full | STEP | He saw in the field a well with three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well . Now a large stone covered the mouth of the well .

Genesis 29:2-3

2 He saw ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he saw, and look.” As in Gen 28:12-15, the narrator uses the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here and in the next clause to draw the reader into the story.} in the field a well with ^{▼▼tn Heb “and look, there.”} three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. Now ^{▼▼tn The disjunctive clause (introduced by the noun with the prefixed conjunction) provides supplemental information that is important to the story.} a large stone covered the mouth of the well. 3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds ^{▼▼tn Heb “they”; the referent (the shepherds) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} would roll the stone off the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would put the stone back in its place over the well’s mouth.