Genesis 29:11

And Ya'akov kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10And it came to pass, when Ya'akov saw Rachel bat Lavan achi immo, and the tzon of Lavan achi immo, that Ya'akov went near, and rolled the even (stone) from the mouth of the be'er, and watered the tzon of Lavan achi immo.

12And Ya'akov told Rachel that he was the relative of her av, and that he was ben Rivkah; and she ran and told her av.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:26And aviv Yitzchak said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me beni.

Genesis 33:4And Esav ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his tzavar (neck), and kissed him; and they wept.

Genesis 45:2And he wept aloud; and the Mitzrayim and the Bais Pharaoh heard.

Exodus 4:27And Hashem said to Aharon, Go into the midbar to meet Moshe. And he went, and met him in the Har HaElohim, and kissed him.

Romans 16:16Greet one another with a neshikat hakodesh. All the Kehillot of Moshiach send you Drishat Shalom.

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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