5 He said to them, "Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?" "Yes, we know him," they answered.

Other Translations of Genesis 29:5

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

The Message

5 Jacob asked, "Do you know Laban son of Nahor?" "We do."

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

5 "Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" he asked. "Yes, we do," they replied.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 29:5

Commentary on Genesis 29:1-8

(Read Genesis 29:1-8)

Jacob proceeded cheerfully in his journey, after the sweet communion he had with God at Beth-el. Providence brought him to the field where his uncle's flocks were to be watered. What is said of the care of the shepherds for their sheep, may remind us of the tender concern which our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, has for his flock the church; for he is the good Shepherd, that knows his sheep, and is known of them. The stone at the well's mouth was to secure it; water was scarce, it was not there for every one's use: but separate interests should not take us from helping one another. When all the shepherds came together with their flocks, then, like loving neighbours, they watered their flocks together. The law of kindness in the tongue has a commanding power, Proverbs 31:26. Jacob was civil to these strangers, and he found them civil to him.