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Genesis 29:5–6

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And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
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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From verse 5

  1. Genesis 24:24Rank 1 from verse 5
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    24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

  2. Genesis 24:29Rank 2 from verse 5
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    29¶ And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

  3. Genesis 31:53Rank 3 from verse 5
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    53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

From verse 6

  1. 1 Samuel 17:22Rank 1 from verse 6
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    22And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

  2. 1 Samuel 25:5Rank 2 from verse 6
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    5And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

  3. 2 Samuel 20:9Rank 3 from verse 6
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    9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

  4. Exodus 18:7Rank 4 from verse 6
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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.

  5. Genesis 37:14Rank 5 from verse 6
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    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.

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Genesis 29:5

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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ye

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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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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.

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Genesis 29:6

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behold

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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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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.

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4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

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6And 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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7And 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.

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