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Genesis 29:14

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29:14Then Laban said to him, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.”25 So Jacob26 stayed with him for a month.27

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  1. 25 Heb “indeed, my bone and my flesh are you.” The expression sounds warm enough, but the presence of “indeed” may suggest that Laban had to be convinced of Jacob’s identity before permitting him to stay. To be one’s “bone and flesh” is to be someone’s blood relative. For example, the phrase describes the relationship between Abimelech and the Shechemites (Judg 9:2; his mother was a Shechemite); David and the Israelites (2 Sam 5:1); David and the elders of Judah (2 Sam 19:12,); and David and his nephew Amasa (2 Sam 19:13, see 2 Sam 17:2; 1 Chr 2:16–17).
  2. 26 Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 27 Heb “a month of days.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh!” And he stayed with him a month.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Laban said to him, “You are my own flesh and blood.”

After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Laban said to him, “Yes, you are my own flesh and blood.”

After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

NLTNew Living Translation

Laban exclaimed, “You really are my own flesh and blood!”

After Jacob had stayed with Laban for about a month,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Laban said to him, “Surely you are my flesh and my bone!” And he stayed with him a month.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.