Genesis 29:11

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother,

12And when Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son, then ran she, and told her father.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:26Then Isaac his father said unto him,—Come thou near I pray thee and kiss me my son.

Genesis 33:4Then ran Esau to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck,—and they wept.

Genesis 45:2Then gave he forth his voice in weeping,—and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

Exodus 4:27And Yahweh said unto Aaron, Go thy way to meet Moses, towards the desert. So he went his way, and fell in with him in the mountain of God and kissed him.

Romans 16:16Salute ye one another, with a holy a kiss. All the assemblies of the Christ salute you.

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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