What does Genesis 29:7 mean?

Genesis 29:7 highlights themes such as work, family, responsibility when read in context.

How should I apply Genesis 29:7 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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.

5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

7And 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.

8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

9And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.

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Colossians 3:23
Both verses emphasize the importance of working diligently.
1 Timothy 5:8
This verse highlights the responsibility of providing for one's family.