Genesis 29:14

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

Genesis 29:14 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:14

And Laban said to him, surely thou [art] my bone and my
flesh
Nearly allied in blood, being his sister's son:

and he abode with him the space of a month;
or "a month of days" ^F13, a full month to a day; all this while feeding his flocks, and doing whatsoever service he had for him to do.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Mymy vdx) "mensem dierum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius, Schmidt.

Genesis 29:14 In-Context

12 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.

13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

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

15 And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for naught? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?

16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel.