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Genesis 29:4

IsraelHaran

2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.

3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.

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

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

6 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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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
KJV
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
WEB
Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”
ASV
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
DARBY
And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
BLB
And Jacob said to them, “My brothers, from where [are] you⁺?” And they said, “We [are] from Haran.”
ÅB
Jakob spurte dem: Mine brødre, hvor er dere fra? De svarte: Vi er fra Karan.
OTB
Jakob spurte gjeterne: «Mine brødre, hvor kommer dere fra?» De svarte: «Vi er fra Haran.»
B1930
Jakob spurte dem: Mine brødre, hvor er I fra? De svarte: Vi er fra Karan.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 28:10

    And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

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  • Genesis 27:43

    Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

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  • Genesis 11:31

    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

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  • Genesis 24:10

    And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

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  • Acts 7:2

    And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

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  • Acts 7:4

    Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

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