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Genesis 29:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 29:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
Genesis 29:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well`s mouth was great.
3And thither were all the flocks gathered. And they rolled the stone from the well`s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well`s mouth in its place.
4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
6And he said unto them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well. And, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
7And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together. Water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well`s mouth. Then we water the sheep.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he said unto them, know ye Laban the son of Nahor? etc.] He was the son of Bethuel, and grandson of Nahor; grandsons being called the sons of their grandfather; and Nahor might be more known than Bethuel, Haran being Nahor’s city, (<012410>Genesis 24:10); and not Bethuel his mother’s father, but Laban her brother is inquired after; perhaps Bethuel was dead, and Laban was the head of the family, and well known, and it was to him he was sent: and they said, we know him; perfectly well; he lives in our city, and is our neighbour.”
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