KJV King James Version
And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father’s brother, and that he [was] Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 29:12
And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father’s brother, and that he [was] Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
WEB World English Bible
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he is her father’s brother, and that he is Rebekah’s son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.
Surrounding context — Genesis 29
9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12 And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father’s brother, and that he [was] Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּגֵּ֨דH5046 · na.gadto tellיַעֲקֹ֜בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobלְרָחֵ֗לH7354 · ra.chelRachelכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאֲחִ֤יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingאָבִ֙יהָ֙H1 · avfatherה֔וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itוְכִ֥יH3588 · kiforבֶן־H1121 · benson: childרִבְקָ֖הH7259 · riv.qahRebekahה֑וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itוַתָּ֖רָץH7323 · rutsto run: runוַתַּגֵּ֥דH5046 · na.gadto tellלְאָבִֽיהָ׃H1 · avfather
Cross-references
Genesis 24:28And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother’s house these things.Genesis 13:8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren.Genesis 14:14-16And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained [servants], born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued [them] unto Dan.
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