Genesis 29:4
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Jacob said to them, My brothers, from where be you? And they said, Of Haran are we.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Jacob said to them, My brothers, from where be you? And they said, Of Haran are we.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
Webster's Revision
And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, We are from Haran.
World English Bible
Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
Definitions for Genesis 29:4
Clarke's Genesis 29:4 Bible Commentary
My brethren, whence be ye? - The language of Laban and his family was Chaldee and not Hebrew; (see Genesis 31:47); but from the names which Leah gave to her children we see that the two languages had many words in common, and therefore Jacob and the shepherds might understand each other with little difficulty. It is possible also that Jacob might have learned the Chaldee or Aramitish language from his mother, as this was his mother's tongue.
