Genesis 29:4
Strong's Lexicon
“My brothers,”
אַחַ֖י (’a·ḥay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = 'heel holder' or 'supplanter' 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

asked
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

the [shepherds],
לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew :

“where
מֵאַ֣יִן (mê·’a·yin)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 370: 1) where?, whence?

are you from ?”
אַתֶּ֑ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.)

“We are
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ (’ă·nā·ḥə·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 587: 1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis)

from Haran,”
מֵחָרָ֖ן (mê·ḥā·rān)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2771: Haran = 'mountaineer' n pr m 1) a son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah n pr loc 2) the city to which Abraham migrated when he left Ur of the Chaldees and where he stayed until his father died before leaving for the promised land; located in Mesopotamia in Padan-aram at the foot of Mount Masius between the Khabour and the Euphrates

they answered.
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob saith to them, ‘My brethren, from whence [are] ye?’ and they say, ‘We [are] from Haran.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob asked the men at the well, “ My brothers! Where are you from? ”“ We’re from Haran,” they answered.

New American Standard Bible
Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?" And they said, "We are from Haran."

King James Bible
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Jacob asked the shepherds, "My brothers, where are you from?" "We're from Harran," they replied.

New Living Translation
Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, "Where are you from, my friends?" "We are from Haran," they answered.

English Standard Version
Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”

New American Standard Bible
Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?" And they said, "We are from Haran."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob asked the men at the well, "My brothers! Where are you from?"" We're from Haran," they answered."

International Standard Version
Jacob asked them, "My brothers, where are you from?" "We're from Haran," they answered.

NET Bible
Jacob asked them, "My brothers, where are you from?" They replied, "We're from Haran."

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob saith to them, 'My brethren, from whence are ye?' and they say, 'We are from Haran.'
















Cross References
Genesis 28:10
And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

Genesis 29:3
And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 29:2
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

Genesis 29:1
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

Genesis 29:5
And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

Genesis 29:6
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

Genesis 29:7
And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
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