Genesis 29:11

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10And 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 came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother.

12And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebekah; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:26And Isaac his father said to him, Draw nigh to me, and kiss me, son.

Genesis 33:4And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept.

Genesis 45:2And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharaoh.

Exodus 4:27And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.

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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