Genesis 29:14
Genesis 29:14 in Multiple Translations
Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
Laban told him, “No question about it—you're my own flesh and blood!” Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.
To whome Laban sayd, Well, thou art my bone and my flesh. and he abode with him the space of a moneth.
and Laban saith to him, 'Only my bone and my flesh [art] thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.
Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh: and he abode with him the space of a month.
He answered: Thou art my bone and my flesh. And after the days of one month were expired,
Then Laban said to him, “Truly, you are part of my family!” Jacob married Leah and Rachel After Jacob had stayed there and worked for Laban for a month,
Then Laban talked to Jacob, and he said, “You and me, we are both from the same family.” After that, Jacob stayed at Laban’s house for one month, and he worked for Laban.
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Genesis 29:14 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר
ל/וֹ֙
לָבָ֔ן
אַ֛ךְ
עַצְמִ֥/י
וּ/בְשָׂרִ֖/י
אָ֑תָּה
וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב
עִמּ֖/וֹ
חֹ֥דֶשׁ
יָמִֽים
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
ל/וֹ֙
Prep | Suff
לָבָ֔ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
N-proper
אַ֛ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
DirObjM
עַצְמִ֥/י
ʻetsem
H6106
bone
N-fs | Suff
וּ/בְשָׂרִ֖/י
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
Conj | N-ms | Suff
אָ֑תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you(m.s.)
Pron
וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
עִמּ֖/וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
Prep | Suff
חֹ֥דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
N-ms
יָמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
N-mp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Genesis 29:14
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
"to say"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to say or speak, and it's used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to command, promise, or think, and it's translated in the KJV as 'answer', 'appoint', or 'command'.
Definition: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Usage: Occurs in 4337 OT verses. KJV: 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, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. See also: Genesis 1:3; Genesis 18:23; Genesis 25:32.
ל/וֹ֙
""
Prep | Suff
לָבָ֔ן
Lâbân
H3837
"Laban"
N-proper
Refers to Laban, a person in the Bible, or a place in the desert where the Israelites camped.
Definition: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.24.29; son of: Bethuel (H1328A); brother of: Rebekah (H7259); father of: Rachel (H7354) and Leah (H3812) § Laban = "white" son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel
Usage: Occurs in 47 OT verses. KJV: Laban. See also: Genesis 24:29; Genesis 30:40; Deuteronomy 1:1.
אַ֛ךְ
ʼak
H389
"surely"
DirObjM
This Hebrew word is used to emphasize something, like saying 'surely' or 'certainly'. It can also be used to limit or restrict something, like saying 'only' or 'but'.
Definition: 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)
Usage: Occurs in 157 OT verses. KJV: also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but). See also: Genesis 7:23; 2 Kings 23:35; Psalms 23:6.
עַצְמִ֥/י
ʻetsem
H6106
"bone"
N-fs | Suff
In the original Hebrew, this word refers to a bone or the body, and can also mean the substance or essence of something. It is used in many parts of the Bible, including in the book of Genesis and Psalms, to describe the physical body.
Definition: : bone/limb 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self
Usage: Occurs in 108 OT verses. KJV: body, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very. See also: Genesis 2:23; Job 33:19; Psalms 6:3.
וּ/בְשָׂרִ֖/י
bâsâr
H1320
"flesh"
Conj | N-ms | Suff
The Hebrew word for flesh refers to the body or a person, and can also describe living things or animals. In the Bible, it is used to describe humans and animals, as in Genesis and Leviticus.
Definition: 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321)
Usage: Occurs in 241 OT verses. KJV: body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin. See also: Genesis 2:21; Numbers 11:21; Psalms 16:9.
אָ֑תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
"you(m.s.)"
Pron
You is the translation of a Hebrew word used to address someone directly, like when God says you to someone in the Bible. It can be singular or plural, and is often translated as thee, thou, or ye.
Definition: you (second pers. sing. masc.)
Usage: Occurs in 997 OT verses. KJV: thee, thou, ye, you. See also: Genesis 3:11; Exodus 23:9; Deuteronomy 14:1.
וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
"to dwell"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This verb means to sit or dwell, and can also mean to remain or abide. It's used in the Bible to describe people living in a place or staying with someone, like in the book of Genesis.
Definition: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)
Usage: Occurs in 977 OT verses. KJV: (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, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry. See also: Genesis 4:16; Leviticus 25:18; Joshua 13:6.
עִמּ֖/וֹ
ʻim
H5973
"with"
Prep | Suff
This Hebrew word means with or together, like when God is with his people in Exodus 33:14-15. It's used to describe accompaniment or association, and can also mean against or beside. The word is used to convey a sense of relationship or proximity between people or things.
Definition: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as
Usage: Occurs in 919 OT verses. KJV: 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). See also: Genesis 3:6; Exodus 21:14; Deuteronomy 29:11.
חֹ֥דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
"month"
N-ms
The Hebrew term for month, specifically referring to the new moon and the lunar cycle, as described in the book of Exodus and the festivals of Israel. It marks the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar.
Definition: : month 1) the new moon, month, monthly 1a) the first day of the month 1b) the lunar month
Usage: Occurs in 224 OT verses. KJV: month(-ly), new moon. See also: Genesis 7:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4; Psalms 81:4.
יָמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
"day"
N-mp
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: 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) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
Study Notes — Genesis 29:14
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- Genesis 29:14 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Genesis 29:14
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 29:14
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
- Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
- Ellicott's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
- Cambridge Bible on Genesis 29:14
- Sermons on Genesis 29:14
Context — Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
12He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
13When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.
14Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
15Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.” 16Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | 2 Samuel 19:12–13 | You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’” |
| 2 | Genesis 2:23 | And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” |
| 3 | Judges 9:2 | “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.” |
| 4 | 2 Samuel 5:1 | Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. |
| 5 | Genesis 29:15 | Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.” |
| 6 | Micah 7:5 | Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. |
| 7 | Genesis 29:12 | He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father. |
| 8 | Genesis 13:8 | So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers. |
| 9 | Ephesians 5:30 | For we are members of His body. |
Genesis 29:14 Summary
This verse shows how Laban welcomes Jacob as a relative and treats him with kindness, saying 'you are indeed my own flesh and blood.' This means that Laban accepts Jacob as part of his family and is happy to have him stay. After a month, Laban starts talking about work arrangements, which is similar to how we might discuss responsibilities with family members who live with us (see Genesis 29:15). This story teaches us about the importance of treating our relatives and guests with love and respect, just like Laban does with Jacob, and as we are instructed in passages like Matthew 25:40 and Luke 10:25-37.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean when Laban calls Jacob 'my own flesh and blood'?
This phrase signifies a strong familial bond, acknowledging Jacob as a relative, similar to how the Apostle Paul later describes the bond between believers in Romans 16:11 and Romans 16:21, emphasizing unity and shared heritage.
Why did Laban wait a month before discussing work arrangements with Jacob?
The delay might be due to the time it took for Laban to get to know Jacob, understand his skills, and determine a fair wage, reflecting the importance of building relationships as seen in Genesis 29:13, where Laban's warm welcome of Jacob is described.
How does this verse reflect the cultural norms of the time?
The verse highlights the significance of familial relationships and hospitality in ancient Near Eastern cultures, as also seen in Genesis 24:29-32, where Laban shows similar hospitality to Abraham's servant, demonstrating the importance of treating relatives and guests with respect and kindness.
What can we learn from Laban's treatment of Jacob in this verse?
Laban's warm reception and acknowledgment of Jacob as family teach us about the value of welcoming and including others, especially those who are related to us or are in need, as emphasized in passages like Leviticus 19:34 and Deuteronomy 10:19, which instruct us to love and care for the stranger and the relative alike.
Reflection Questions
- How do I respond to relatives or guests who come into my life, and what can I learn from Laban's example of hospitality?
- In what ways can I demonstrate my love and care for my family members and those in need, as instructed in Scripture?
- What are some cultural or familial norms in my own life that I can reflect on and evaluate in light of biblical teachings on relationships and hospitality?
- How can I balance the desire to help and support others with the need to establish clear boundaries and expectations, as Laban does when discussing work arrangements with Jacob?
Gill's Exposition on Genesis 29:14
And Laban said to him, surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh,.... Nearly allied in blood, being his sister's son: and he abode with him the space of a month; or "a month of days" (m), a full month
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 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. He abode ... a month.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
He armed his trained servants, whom he had disciplined and instructed both in religion and in the military art too, both which were necessary to make them good soldiers, that they might both fight with skill and courage, and also rely upon God, and engage his assistance; which was now especially necessary, when so small a party were to engage against so numerous an army. Dan is commonly thought to be a town then called Leshem, , or Laish, , and afterwards Dan; see ,29; so it is an anticipation. But it may be doubted whether this was a city; or if it were, whether it were not another town called by the same name, which was frequent in those parts. And some think this is not a town, but the very fountain of Dan, whence Jordan had its name.
Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
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.Ver. 14. Surely thou art my bone, &c.] Good words cost nothing; and the veriest countrymen are commonly freer of them than of real courtesies. Pertinax the emperor was surnamed Cρηστολογος, quid blandus esset, magis quam benignus . But that of Nero was abominable, who, the very day before he killed his mother, most lovingly embraced her, kissed her eyes and hands, and, accompanying her when she departed, used these sweet words: All happiness attend you, my good mother; for in you I live, and by you I reign. "As a potsherd covered with silver dross, so are burning lips and a wicked heart". Mητερερρωσομοι, καιυγιαινε, ενγαρσοικαιεγωζω, καιδιασου Bασιλευω. - Dio in Ner.
Ellicott's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
(14) The space of a month.—Heb., a month of days, that is, a full month.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Genesis 29:14
Verse 14. My bone and my flesh.] One of my nearest relatives.
Cambridge Bible on Genesis 29:14
14. my bone and my flesh] See note on Genesis 2:23, and cf. Genesis 37:27. Laban readily acknowledges the relationship which Jacob claims. the space of a month] Lit. “a month of days.” See on Genesis 24:55, “a few days.”
Sermons on Genesis 29:14
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夫妻之道 - Husbands and Wives by Paul Washer | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the judgment of God on the nation of Israel and how it manifests itself. He explains that God will remove the supply of bread and water from |
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Walk in God's Way by Erlo Stegen | In this sermon, the preacher shares two stories about individuals seeking guidance from God. The first story is about a young man praying to find his future wife, and after flippin |
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(Genesis) Genesis 3 by Joe Focht | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of guarding one's heart and being cautious of desires. He explains that the heart has the power to influence the mind, leading |
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Understanding Marriage - Oneness in Marriage by David Guzik | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the biblical principle of unity in marriage. He highlights the importance of husbands and wives denying themselves and becoming one flesh, as |
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Church Live Re-Visited: Session Seven - Part 2 by Ron Bailey | This sermon delves into the significance of the phrase 'bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh' in Genesis chapter 2, highlighting how it symbolizes family and belonging rather than o |
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What It Takes for the Lord to Take Back His Throne by Hoseah Wu | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of recognizing Jesus as God's anointed king. He highlights how the world has rejected and crucified Jesus, but believers have |
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Golgotha by S. Lewis Johnson | In this sermon, the preacher addresses the skepticism surrounding the promise of Jesus' second coming. He acknowledges that some people question this promise, citing reasons such a |