Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said to them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?” “Yes, we know him,” they answered. New Living Translation “Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” he asked. “Yes, we do,” they replied. English Standard Version He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.” Berean Standard Bible “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied. King James Bible And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. New King James Version Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” New American Standard Bible So he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” NASB 1995 He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” NASB 1977 And he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” Legacy Standard Bible Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” Amplified Bible So he said to them, “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor [Abraham’s brother]?” And they replied, “We know him.” Christian Standard Bible “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson? ” Jacob asked them. They answered, “We know him.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Do you know Laban grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked them. They answered, “We know him."” American Standard Version And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He said to them, “Do you know Laban, son of Nakhor?” They said to him, “We know.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to them, Know ye Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know him. Contemporary English Version Then he asked, "Do you know Nahor's grandson Laban?" "Yes we do," they replied. Douay-Rheims Bible And he asked them, saying: Know you Laban the son of Nachor? They said: We know him. English Revised Version And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. GOD'S WORD® Translation He asked them, "Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?" They answered, "We do." Good News Translation He asked, "Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?" "Yes, we do," they answered. International Standard Version "Do you happen to know Nahor's son Laban?" he inquired. "We do," they replied. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said unto them: 'Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said: 'We know him.' Literal Standard Version And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.” Majority Standard Bible “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied. New American Bible Then he asked them, “Do you know Laban, son of Nahor?” “We do,” they answered. NET Bible So he said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" "We know him," they said. New Revised Standard Version He said to them, “Do you know Laban son of Nahor?” They said, “We do.” New Heart English Bible He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" They said, "We know him." Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? and they said, We know him. World English Bible He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.” Young's Literal Translation And he saith to them, 'Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?' and they say, 'We have known.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Meets Rachel…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.”… Cross References Genesis 24:24 She replied, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor." Genesis 24:29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring. Treasury of Scripture And he said to them, Know you Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. son of. Genesis 24:24,29 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor… Genesis 31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. Jump to Previous Grandson Laban Nahor Nahor'sJump to Next Grandson Laban Nahor Nahor'sGenesis 29 1. Jacob comes to the well of Haran.9. He becomes acquainted with Rachel. 13. Laban entertains him. 18. Jacob covenants for Rachel. 23. He is deceived by Laban with Leah. 28. He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more. 32. Leah bears Reuben; 33. Simeon; 34. Levi; 35. and Judah. (5) Laban the son of Nahor.--Laban was really the son of Bethuel and grandson of Nahor; but Nahor was the founder of the family, as being the original immigrant from Ur, who came to supply Abraham's place on his departure.Verse 5. - And he said unto them (with the view of discovering his kinsmen), Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? - i.e. the grandson, Laban's father having been Bethuel, who, however, here, as in Genesis 14, retires into the background. And they said, We know him. The language of the shepherds being Chaldaean (vide Genesis 31:47), Jacob, who spoke Hebrew, was able to converse with them either because he had learnt Chaldee from his mother (Clericus), or, as is more probable, because the dialects were not then greatly dissimilar (Gosman in Lange). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Do you knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖ם (hay·ḏa‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know Laban לָבָ֣ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob grandson בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Nahor?” נָח֑וֹר (nā·ḥō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5152: Nochor Jacob asked. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “We know him,” יָדָֽעְנוּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 3045: To know they replied. וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Genesis 29:5 NIVGenesis 29:5 NLT Genesis 29:5 ESV Genesis 29:5 NASB Genesis 29:5 KJV Genesis 29:5 BibleApps.com Genesis 29:5 Biblia Paralela Genesis 29:5 Chinese Bible Genesis 29:5 French Bible Genesis 29:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 29:5 He said to them Do you know (Gen. 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