Genesis 29:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 29:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 29:4 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 29:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.””

Genesis 29:4 — World English Bible

Genesis 29:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 29:4 — American Standard Version

Genesis 29:4 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.'”

Genesis 29:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 29:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Genesis 29:4 — Darby Translation

Genesis 29:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Iaakob sayde vnto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they answered, We are of Haran.”

Genesis 29:4 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 29:4 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Jacob said to them, "My brothers, from where are you?" And they said, "From Haran we are."”

Genesis 29:4 — The Living Sword

Genesis 29:4 in Context — Genesis 29

2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.

3 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.

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

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

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

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What Does Genesis 29:4 Mean?

Genesis 29:4 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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