Genesis

Genesis 29:13–14

¹³When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.

¹⁴Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.”

After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

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Genesis 29:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Laban	לָבָ֜ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
heard	כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ	ḵiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
the news	שֵׁ֣מַע׀	šê·ma‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8088 sound
about his sister’s	אֲחֹת֗וֹ	’ă·ḥō·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H269 sister
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֣ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
he ran out	וַיָּ֤רָץ	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
to meet him	לִקְרָאתוֹ֙	liq·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall
He embraced	וַיְחַבֶּק־	way·ḥab·beq-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2263 clasp, embrace
him	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and kissed	וַיְנַשֶּׁק־	way·naš·šeq-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5401 kiss
him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and brought him	וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ	way·ḇî·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his home	בֵּית֑וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
where Jacob told	וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר	way·sap·pêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count
him	לְלָבָ֔ן	lə·lā·ḇān	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that had happened	הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word

Genesis 29:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Laban	לָבָ֔ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
declared	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You are	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
indeed	אַ֛ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
my own flesh	וּבְשָׂרִ֖י	ū·ḇə·śā·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
and blood	עַצְמִ֥י	‘aṣ·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
After Jacob had stayed	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with him	עִמּ֖וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
a month	חֹ֥דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month

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Genesis 29:13 Genesis 24:29 · Romans 16:16 · Exodus 4:27 · Exodus 18:7 · Luke 7:45 · Genesis 45:15 · 2 Samuel 19:39 · Acts 20:37

Genesis 29:14 2 Samuel 19:12–13 · Genesis 2:23 · Judges 9:2 · 2 Samuel 5:1 · Genesis 29:15 · Micah 7:5 · Genesis 29:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.