Genesis 29:5–6
And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
And he said vnto them, Know ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? And they sayde, We knowe him.
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
And he said vnto them, † Is hee well? and they said, He is well: and behold, Rachel his daughter commeth with the sheepe.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. Is there peace to him?
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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.
7¶ And Moses went out to meete his father in law, and did obeysance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their †welfare, and they came into the tent.
- Genesis 37:14Rank 5 from verse 6
14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
14And he said to him, Goe, I pray thee, †see whether it bee well with thy brethren, and well with the flockes, and bring me word againe: so hee sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- Genesis 43:27Rank 6 from verse 6
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Genesis 29:5
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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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.
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Genesis 29:6
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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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.
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4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
4And Iacob said vnto them, My brethren, whence be ye? and they saide, Of Haran are we.
5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
5And he said vnto them, Know ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? And they sayde, We knowe him.
Selected passage6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
6And he said vnto them, † Is hee well? and they said, He is well: and behold, Rachel his daughter commeth with the sheepe.
Selected passage7And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
7And hee said, Loe, † it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattell should be gathered together: water yee the sheepe, and goe and feed them.