Genesis 29:4 KJV

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

Thou and Ye

  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Jacob comes to the well of HaranJacob proceeded cheerfully in his journey, after the sweet communion he had with God at Beth-el. Providence brought him to the field where his uncle's flocks...

Thompson Chains

  • HaranSee the chain from Genesis 11:31 · 6 links

Cross References

  • Genesis 28:10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
  • Genesis 27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....
  • Haran(1.) Heb. haran; i.e., “mountaineer.” The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Jacob לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto them, My brethren אַחַי ʾaḥay אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • whence מֵאַיִן mēʾayin אַיִן Interrogative · with preposition
  • ye? And they said אַתֶּם ʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural וַיֹּאמְרוּ wayyōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • Of Haran מֵחָרָן mēḥārān חָרָן Proper name · with preposition אֲנָחְנוּ ʾănāḥĕnû Pronoun · first person common plural

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