Genesis 29:4

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Genesis 29:4


← Genesis 29:3 Genesis 29:4 (KJV) Genesis 29:5 →
And 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 his place.
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And JacobH3290 saidH559 unto them, My brethrenH251, whenceH370 be ye? And they saidH559, Of HaranH2771 are we.


Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יַעֲקֹב אַחַי מֵאַיִן אַתֶּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵחָרָן אֲנָחְנוּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר
va/i.Yo.mer H559 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he said
לָ/הֶם֙
la./Hem HR/Sp3mp to (the)/ them
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
ya.'a.Ko H3290 HNp Jacob
אַחַ֖/י
'a.Cha/i H251 HNcmpc/Sp1cs O brothers/ my
מֵ/אַ֣יִן
me./'A.yin H370 HR/Ti from/ where?
אַתֶּ֑ם
'a.Tem H859 HPp2mp (are) you
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
va/i.Yo.me.Ru H559 HC/Vqw3mp and/ they said
מֵ/חָרָ֖ן
me./cha.Ran H2771 HR/Np (are) from/ Haran
אֲנָֽחְנוּ
'a.Na.che.nu H587 HPp1cp we
Strong's References
  • H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
  • H370 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah-yin'): probably identical with אַיִן (ʼayin) H369 in the sense of query (compare אִי (ʼîy) H336); where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence); whence, where.
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H2771 — חָרָן (Chârân, kaw-rawn'): from חָרַר (chârar) H2787; parched; Charan, the name of a man and also of a place; Haran.
  • H3290 — יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, yah-ak-obe'): from עָקַב (ʻâqab) H6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch; Jacob.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H587 — אֲנַחְנוּ (ʼănachnûw, an-akh'-noo): apparently from אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy) H595; we; ourselves, us, we.
  • H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
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Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 11:26, 2 Kings 19:12, Isaiah 37:12

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