"And Laban said to him, Surely thou {art} my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. {the space...…" — Genesis 29:14

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. {the space...: Heb. a month of days}”

— Genesis 29:14

Verse 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. {tidings: Heb. hearing}

Verse 15

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou {art} my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what {shall} thy wages {be}?

Genesis 29 — Context

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.

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

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou {art} my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what {shall} thy wages {be}?

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder {was} Leah, and the name of the younger {was} Rachel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:12-13

Ye {are} my brethren, ye {are} my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This {is} now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. {Woman: Heb. Isha} {Man: Heb. Ish}

Judges 9:2

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether {is} better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, {which are} threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I {am} your bone and your flesh. {Whether...: Heb. What is good? whether, etc}

2 Samuel 5:1

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we {are} thy bone and thy flesh.

Micah 7:5

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Genesis 29:15

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou {art} my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what {shall} thy wages {be}?

Genesis 13:8

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we {be} brethren. {brethren: Heb. men brethren}

Genesis 29:12

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.