Genesis 29:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
He said to them, "Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?" "Yes, we know him," they answered.

New Living Translation
“Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” he asked. “Yes, we do,” they replied.

English Standard Version
He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

Berean Study Bible
“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

New American Standard Bible
So he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.

NASB 1995
He said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him."

NASB 1977
And he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.

Amplified Bible
So he said to them, “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor [Abraham’s brother]?” And they replied, “We know him.”

Christian Standard Bible
“Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson? ” Jacob asked them. They answered, “We know him.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do you know Laban grandson of Nahor?" Jacob asked them. They answered, "We know him.""

Contemporary English Version
Then he asked, "Do you know Nahor's grandson Laban?" "Yes we do," they replied.

Good News Translation
He asked, "Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?" "Yes, we do," they answered.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He asked them, "Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?" They answered, "We do."

International Standard Version
"Do you happen to know Nahor's son Laban?" he inquired. "We do," they replied.

NET Bible
So he said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" "We know him," they said.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

New King James Version
Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto them, Do you know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."

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

American King James Version
And he said to them, Know you Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
And he said to them, Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do know [him].

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? and they said, We know him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then he sayd vnto them, Know ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? Who said, We know him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he sayde vnto them: Knowe ye Laban the sonne of Nachor? They sayde: we knowe hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He sayde vnto them: Knowe ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? They answered: We knowe him well.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he sayde vnto the: knowe ye Laban the sonne of Nahor. And they sayde: we knowe him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith to them, 'Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?' and they say, 'We have known.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will say to them, knew ye Laban the son of Nahor? and they will say, We knew.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he asked them, saying: Know you Laban the son of Nachor? They said: We know him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And questioning them, he said, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He said to them, “Do you know Laban, son of Nakhor?” They said to him, “We know.”

Lamsa Bible
And he said to them, Do you know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do know him.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said unto them: 'Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said: 'We know him.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said to them, Know ye Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know him.
















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