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Genesis 29:6

“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
הֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.Lom¿ [does] healthH7965 →
ל֑וֹlo[belong] to <the> him
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
שָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomhealthH7965 →
וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
רָחֵ֣לra.ChelRachelH7354 →
בִּתּ֔וֹbi.Todaughter hisH1323 →
בָּאָ֖הba.'Ah[is] comingH935 →
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
הַצֹּֽאן׃ha.Tzonthe sheepH6629 →

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Genesis 43:27He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.1 Samuel 25:5So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my nameExodus 18:7So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.Genesis 37:14Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,2 Samuel 20:9“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.2 Samuel 11:7When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.2 Kings 4:26Please run out now to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” And she answered, “Everything is all right.”

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About Genesis

Jacob Tends Laban's Flocks and Meets Rachel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Tends Laban's Flocks and Meets Rachel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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