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Genesis 29:4–5

And Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.” And he said to them, “Do you know Laban, son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”

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Genesis 29:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Jacob asked the shepherds, “My brothers, where are you from?”

“We’re from Harran,” they replied.

He said to them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?”

“Yes, we know him,” they answered.

Genesis 29:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.” He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

Genesis 29:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

Genesis 29:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, “Where are you from, my friends?”

“We are from Haran,” they answered.

“Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” he asked.

“Yes, we do,” they replied.

Genesis 29:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And Jacob said to them, “My brethren, where are you from?”

And they said, “We are from Haran.”

Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?”

And they said, “We know him.”

Genesis 29:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Jacob said to the shepherds there, “My brothers, where are you from?”

They answered, “We are from Haran.”

Then Jacob asked, “Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?”

They answered, “We know him.”

Genesis 29:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

Genesis 29:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. And he said to them, Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do know him.

Genesis 29:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jacob asked some people, “My friends, where are you from?” 

“We’re from Haran,” they replied. 

He asked them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?” 

They answered, “We do.” 

Genesis 29:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Jacob asked the men at the well, “My brothers! Where are you from?”

“We’re from Haran,” they answered.

“Do you know Laban grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked them.

They answered, “We know him.”

Genesis 29:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.” He said to them, “Do you know Laban son of Nahor?” They said, “We do.”

Genesis 29:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jacob asked the shepherds, “My friends, where are you from?”

“We’re from Haran,” they replied.

He said to them, “Do you know Nahor’s grandson Laban?”

“Yes, we know him,” they answered.

Genesis 29:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.”

He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.


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