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JacobיַעֲקֹבtoldוַיַּגֵּדRachelלְרָחֵלthatכִּיheהוּאwas her father’sאָבִיהָbrotherאֲחִיand thatוְכִיheהוּאwas Rebekah’sרִבְקָהson;בֶןand she ranוַתָּרָץand toldוַתַּגֵּדher father.לְאָבִיהָ
Genesis 29:12
Study it in the app“Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother and that he was Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:12, word by word
- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- toldיַּגֵּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- was her father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- brotherאֲחִיachi
relative
A close relative of the same family, like a nephew.
Where else “achi” appears- was Rebekah’sרִבְקָהrivka
Rebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- and she ranתָּרָץtarats
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “tarats” appears
The context
11Jacob kissed Rachel, and he lifted up his voice and wept.
12 · This verse (above)
13When Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, embraced him, kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
To study Genesis 29 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Jacob’s seven years of service were over, and what did he say to Laban (vv. 20-28)?
2. What it means
What irony is there in Jacob, who deceived his father, now being deceived by Laban (v. 25)?
3. How I live it
How can you stay honest with others even when the opposite would suit you better?