Genesis 29:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.”

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BSBPD

“He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he <FI>is<Fi> her father's brother, and that he <FI>is<Fi> Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 29:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 13:8So 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.
  2. Genesis 14:14And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
  3. Genesis 24:28The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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