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Genesis 29:4

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

KJV

Dixitque ad pastores : Fratres, unde estis ? Qui responderunt : De Haran.

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἰακώβ Ἀδελφοί, πόθεν ἐστὲ ὑμεῖς; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν Ἐκ Χαρράν ἐσμεν.

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר לָ/הֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב אַחַ֖/י מֵ/אַ֣יִן אַתֶּ֑ם וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵ/חָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People HaranJacobJacob
Places Haran

In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
'nchnv
pronoun · 120×
אַ֣יִן
'yn
particle · 16×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
ו
v
noun · 629×
חָרָ֖ן
chrn
proper_noun · 12×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 7:2 — And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
  • Acts 7:4 — Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
  • Gen 11:31 — And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
  • Gen 24:10 — And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
  • Gen 27:43 — Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
  • Gen 28:10 — And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.