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Genesis 29:4

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

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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…לָהֶם֙lahemtoלָהֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toיַעֲקֹ֔בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.אַחַ֖יachaybrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.מֵאַ֣יִןmeayinfrom whenceאַיִןpreposition, particle, interrogative — “from whence”H370where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)whence, where.אַתֶּ֑םatemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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…מֵחָרָ֖ןmecharanfrom Haranחָרָןpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Haran”H2771Charan, the name of a man and also of a placeHaran.אֲנָֽחְנוּanachenvweאֲנַחְנוּpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H587weourselves, us, we.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are 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.'

World English Bible

Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are ye? and they said, We are of Charrhan.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἰακὼβ, ἀδελφοὶ, πόθεν ἐστὲ ὑμεῖς; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ἐκ Χαῤῥὰν ἐσμέν.