Genesis 29:14
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And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
In other translations
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 19:12-1312 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? 13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.12 You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ 13 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!’”
- Judges 9:2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.“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.”
- Genesis 2:23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.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.”
- 2 Samuel 5:1Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.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.
- Genesis 29:12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
- Genesis 29:15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
- Genesis 13:8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.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.
- Ephesians 5:30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.For we are members of His body.
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