Genesis 29:12
And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
Genesis 29:12 in other translations
| BSB | He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father. |
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| WEB | Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father. |
| ASV | And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father. |
| YLT | and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he is her father's brother, and that he is Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father. |
| DARBY | And Jacob told Rachel that he was a brother of her father, and that he was Rebecca's son; and she ran and told her father. |
| BBE | And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it. |
| Webster | And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father. |
What does Genesis 29:12 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 29:9-14
See Rachel's humility and industry. Nobody needs to be ashamed of honest, useful labour, nor ought it to hinder any one's preferment. When Jacob understood that this was his kinswoman, he was very ready to serve her. Laban, though not the best humoured, bade him welcome, and was satisfied with the account Jacob gave of himself. While we avoid being foolishly ready to believe every thing which is told us, we must…
Genesis 29:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 29:12
- Genesis 24:28
And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
- Genesis 13:8
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
- Genesis 14:14-16
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
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Context
- Genesis 29:11
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
- Genesis 29:12
And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
- Genesis 29:13
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.
Genesis 29:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jacob dijo á Rachêl como él era hermano de su padre, y como era hijo de Rebeca: y ella corrió, y dió las nuevas á su padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu’il était frère de son père et qu’il était fils de Rebecca; et elle courut le rapporter à son père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jakob tat Rahel kund, daß er ein Bruder ihres Vaters und daß er der Sohn Rebekkas wäre; und sie lief und berichtete es ihrem Vater. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et indicavit ei quod frater esset patris sui, et filius Rebeccæ: at illa festinans nuntiavit patri suo. |