King James Version

Genesis 29:5

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand 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…לָהֶ֔םlahemtoלָהֶ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhaydatemthe knowיָדַעparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “the know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לָבָ֣ןlavanLabanלָבָןnoun, proper name — “Laban”H3837Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the DesertLaban.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […נָח֑וֹרnachorNahorנָחוֹרnoun, proper name — “Nahor”H5152Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of AbrahamNahor.וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomrvand 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…יָדָֽעְנוּyadaenvknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said unto them: 'Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said: 'We know him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith to them, 'Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?' and they say, 'We have known.'

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do know [him].

Douay-Rheims

And he asked them, saying: Know you Laban the son of Nachor? They said: We know him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said unto them: 'Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said: 'We know him.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to them, Know ye Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know him .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς, γινώσκετε Λάβαν τὸν υἱὸν Ναχώρ; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, γινώσκομεν·