Genesis 29:11

Jacob kissed Rachel on the side of her face. He was so happy he cried out loud.

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In The King James Version

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

In Context

10When Jacob saw Rachel with the sheep, he went to the waterhole and rolled the stone off the top. Then he gave water to the sheep belonged to Laban, Jacob's uncle.

12He said to her, “I am Rebekah's son and your father is my uncle. I am your cousin.” When Rachel heard what he said, she ran home to tell her father, Laban.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:26Isaac said to Jacob, “Come close to me my son and kiss me.”

Genesis 33:4But Esau ran towards Jacob and put his arms around him and kissed him. Both Esau and Jacob were so happy they cried together.

Genesis 45:2He cried, and he made so much noise that his workers heard him and everyone who worked in the government building heard about it.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:10-15

Rachel's Humility and Industry. ( b. c. 1760.) 9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and… Read the whole commentary →

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