Genesis 29:5

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

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Genesis 29:5 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

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

NLT

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

MSG

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

CSB

5 "Do you know Laban son of Nahor?" Jacob asked them. They answered, "We know [him]."

Genesis 29:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:5

And he said unto them, know ye Laban the son of Nahor?
&c.] He was the son of Bethuel, and grandson of Nahor; grandsons being called the sons of their grandfather; and Nahor might be more known than Bethuel, Haran being Nahor's city, ( Genesis 24:10 ) ; and not Bethuel his mother's father, but Laban her brother is inquired after; perhaps Bethuel was dead, and Laban was the head of the family, and well known, and it was to him he was sent: and they said, we know him;
perfectly well; he lives in our city, and is our neighbour.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 29:5 In-Context

3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone away from the well’s mouth and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

4 Jacob asked the shepherds, “My brothers, where are you from?” “We’re from Harran,” they replied.

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

6 Then Jacob asked them, “Is he well?” “Yes, he is,” they said, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

7 “Look,” he said, “the sun is still high; it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”