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Genesis 29:4

What does Genesis 29:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 29:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jacob saith to them, `My brethren, from whence <FI>are<Fi> ye?' and they say, `We <FI>are<Fi> from Haran.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

Context

v.3And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in its place.

v.4This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 7:4

    Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, God removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell:

  • Genesis 27:43

    Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

  • Acts 7:2

    And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

  • Genesis 28:10

    And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

  • Genesis 11:31

    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

  • Genesis 24:10

    And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

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