The Meaning of Genesis 29:14 Explained

Genesis 29:14

KJV: And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

YLT: and Laban saith to him, 'Only my bone and my flesh art thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

Darby: And Laban said to him, Thou art indeed my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him a month's time.

ASV: And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 29:14?

MEANING: What does Genesis 29:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 29:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 29:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Laban  said  to him, Surely  thou [art] my bone  and my flesh.  And he abode  with him the space  of a month. 

What does Genesis 29:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 29:1-20 - Jacob In Laban's Home
Well might Jacob lift up his feet! See margin. When we are sure of God we receive strength that enables us to run with patience the race that is set before us. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and we have a special claim on His guidance in our matrimonial alliances-the most solemn and momentous step of all. There were many good qualities in Rachel, fitting her to be a good wife. Her humility and industry, her patience under the oppression of the unmannerly shepherds, her haste to share her joy with her father-all these elicited Jacob's love. What a touch of old-world and new-world poetry is in those words of Genesis 29:20! Where Love is queen time is too short, labor never hard, distance never long, sacrifice unheard of! Oh, that we so loved our Lord, that for the missionary toiling through long years, and the invalid condemned to a life of pain, affliction might appear light and but for a moment. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 29

1  Jacob comes to the well of Haran
9  He becomes acquainted with Rachel
13  Laban entertains him
18  Jacob covenants for Rachel
23  He is deceived by Laban with Leah
28  He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more
32  Leah bears Reuben;
33  Simeon;
34  Levi;
35  and Judah

What do the individual words in Genesis 29:14 mean?

And said to him Laban surely my bone and my flesh you [are] And he stayed with him a month the time
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לָבָ֔ן אַ֛ךְ עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עִמּ֖וֹ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לוֹ֙  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לָבָ֔ן  Laban 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לָבָן 
Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
אַ֛ךְ  surely 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַךְ  
Sense: indeed, surely (emphatic).
עַצְמִ֥י  my  bone 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עֶצֶם 
Sense: bone, essence, substance.
וּבְשָׂרִ֖י  and  my  flesh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
אָ֑תָּה  you  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב  And  he  stayed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
עִמּ֖וֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
חֹ֥דֶשׁ  a  month 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
יָמִֽים  the  time 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.

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