Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“Do you know Laban grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked them.

They answered, “We know him.”

International Standard Version

"Do you happen to know Nahor's son Laban?" he inquired. "We do," they replied.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

So he said to them, “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor [Abraham’s brother]?” And they replied, “We know him.”

Bible in Basic English

And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say to them, knew ye Laban the son of Nahor? and they will say, We knew.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said to them, "Do you know Laban, son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know [him]."

Modern King James verseion

And he said to them, Do you know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

NET Bible

So he said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" "We know him," they said.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

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

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

ye Laban
לבן 
Laban 
Usage: 55

of Nahor
נחור 
Nachowr 
Usage: 18

References

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Context Readings

Jacob Flees To Haran

4 And Jacob said unto them, "Brethren, whence be ye?" And they said, "Of Haran are we." 5 And he said unto them, "Know ye Laban, the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him." 6 And he said unto them, "Is he in good health?" And they said, "He is in good health: and behold, his daughter Rachel cometh with the sheep."


Cross References

Genesis 24:24

And she said unto him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah which she bare unto Nahor,"

Genesis 24:29

And Rebekah had a brother called Laban. And Laban ran out unto the man, to the well:

Genesis 31:53

The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their fathers, be judge betwixt us." And Jacob sware by him that his father Isaac feared.

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