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Genesis 29:14

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

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לוֹ֙lvotoלוֹ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלָבָ֔ןlavanLabanלָבָןnoun, proper name — “Laban”H3837Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the DesertLaban.אַ֛ךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).עַצְמִ֥יatsmibodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.וּבְשָׂרִ֖יuvesariand bodyבָּשָׂרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.אָ֑תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…עִמּ֖וֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).חֹ֥דֶשׁchodeshmonthחֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “month”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.יָמִֽיםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and Laban saith to him, 'Only my bone and my flesh [art] thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

World English Bible

Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.

Darby Translation

And Laban said to him, Thou art indeed my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him a month's time.

Douay-Rheims

He answered: Thou art my bone and my flesh. And after the days of one month were expired,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Λάβαν, ἐκ τῶν ὀστῶν μου καὶ ἐκ τῆς σαρκός μου εἶ σύ· καὶ ἦν μετʼ αὐτοῦ μῆνα ἡμερῶν.