Genesis 29:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 29:4

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Berean Standard Bible

“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 29

² He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

³ When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

⁴ “My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

⁵ “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

⁶ “Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

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