9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherd.
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
9 While Jacob was in conversation with them, Rachel came up with her father's sheep. She was the shepherd.
9 Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
9 Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father's flock, for she was a shepherd.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 29:9
Commentary on Genesis 29:9-14
(Read Genesis 29:9-14)
See Rachel's humility and industry. Nobody needs to be ashamed of honest, useful labour, nor ought it to hinder any one's preferment. When Jacob understood that this was his kinswoman, he was very ready to serve her. Laban, though not the best humoured, bade him welcome, and was satisfied with the account Jacob gave of himself. While we avoid being foolishly ready to believe every thing which is told us, we must take heed of being uncharitably suspicious.