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Genesis 29:10–12

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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.
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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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From verse 10

  1. Exodus 2:17Rank 1 from verse 10
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    17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

From verse 11

  1. Genesis 33:4Rank 1 from verse 11
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    4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

  2. Genesis 43:30Rank 2 from verse 11
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    30And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

  3. Genesis 45:14–15Rank 3 from verse 11
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    14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

    15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

  4. Genesis 45:2Rank 4 from verse 11
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    2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

  5. Exodus 18:7Rank 5 from verse 11
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    7¶ And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

From verse 12

  1. Genesis 24:28Rank 1 from verse 12
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    28And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.

  2. Genesis 13:8Rank 2 from verse 12
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    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.

  3. Genesis 14:14–16Rank 3 from verse 12
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    14And 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.

    15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

    16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

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Genesis 29:10

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rolled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of roll, meaning to turn, move, or wrap over and over.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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watered

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Sense 1: Supplied, covered, or made wet with water. Sense 2: Figuratively, refreshed or caused to flourish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 29:12

COMBINED MEANING

told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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29:9¶ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.

29:10And 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.

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29:11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

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29:12And 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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29:13And 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.

29:14And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

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