Verse 5
Genesis 29:5
World English Bible
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He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?”
They said, “We know him.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לָ/הֶ֔ם הַ/יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת לָבָ֣ן בֶּן נָח֑וֹר וַ/יֹּאמְר֖וּ יָדָֽעְנוּ
English Translation
And he said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know."
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Chapter 29 Context
1
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.
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He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. Fo...
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There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the she...
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4
Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?”
They said, “We are from Haran.”
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5
He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?”
They said, “We know him.”
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He said to them, “Is it well with him?”
They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming...
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He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Wate...
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They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the w...
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9
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
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10
When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mothe...
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11
Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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12
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told...
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13
When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and ki...
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14
Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” He stayed with him for a month.
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15
Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me...
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16
Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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17
Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
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18
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
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19
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay w...
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20
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her....
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21
Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
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22
Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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23
In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.
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24
Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
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In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I s...
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Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will ser...
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28
Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
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29
Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his servant, to be her servant.
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30
He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven ot...
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31
Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
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32
Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked a...
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33
She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has the...
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34
She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, “Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I...
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35
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time will I praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named...
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