Genesis 29:5 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 29:5

“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he said unto them, know ye Laban the son of Nahor?.... He was the son of Bethuel, and grandson of Nahor; grandsons being called the sons of their grandfather; and Nahor might be more known than Bethuel, Haran being Nahor's city, Gen 24:10; and not Bethuel his mother's father, but Laban her brother is inquired after; perhaps Bethuel was dead, and Laban was the head of the family, and well known, and it was to him he was sent: and they said, we know him; perfectly well; he lives in our city, and is our neighbour.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לָהֶ֔ם	la.Hem	to <the> them
הַיְדַעְתֶּ֖ם	hay.da'.Tem	¿ do you know	H3045 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
לָבָ֣ן	la.Van	Laban	H3837 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
נָח֑וֹר	na.Chor	Nahor	H5152 →
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
יָדָֽעְנוּ׃	ya.Da.'e.nu	we know [him]	H3045 →

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Genesis 31:53
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
leads to
- Genesis 31:42
  If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen…
- Genesis 16:5
  Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me…
- Genesis 11:24–29
  When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
- Joshua 24:2
  And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and…
- Exodus 3:6
  Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to…
Through
Genesis 24:24
She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
leads to
- Genesis 24:15
  Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
- Genesis 22:23
  And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
- Genesis 11:29
  And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

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