Genesis 29:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 29:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
לָבָ֜ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׁ֣מַע
shêmaʻ
H8088
hearing
יַעֲקֹ֣ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אֲחֹת֗וֹ
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
וַיָּ֤רָץ
rûwts
H7323
to run
לִקְרָאתוֹ֙
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
וַיְחַבֶּק
châbaq
H2263
to embrace
לוֹ֙
וַיְנַשֶּׁק
nâshaq
H5401
to kiss
ל֔וֹ
וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּית֑וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
לְלָבָ֔ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵֽלֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Laban heard the news about Jacob the son of his sister, then he ran to meet him. Then he embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then he told Laban all these things,
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