Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Genesis 29:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 33:4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
- Genesis 43:30 Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.
- Genesis 45:2 He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
- Genesis 45:14-15 He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.
- Genesis 27:26 His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
- Genesis 29:13 When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
- Exodus 4:27 Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
- Exodus 18:7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
- Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up…
Gen 29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
Ver. 11. Lifted up his voice, and wept.] For joy, that he had so happily lighted upon his kinswoman. It argued also his great affection, and passion of mind, for her sake; love is ecstatical; nec iuris se sinit esse sui. Animus est ubi amat, non ubi animat. {a} He kisseth Rachel, as if he would have transfused his soul into her: and wept aloud; not as those vain lovers, who ut flerent, oculos erudiere suos :nor as the Brasileans, {b} whose faculty is such, that tears are for a present salutation, and as soon gone, as if they had said, How do you? but as Joseph wept over Benjamin; the prodigal’s father over him, &c.
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{a} Ovid. Amor., lib. ii.
{b} Magni. in Geogr.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Jacob kissed Rachel, as the custom of friends then…
Jacob kissed Rachel, as the custom of friends then was, both at their first meeting, as Ge 29:13; Ge 33:4; Ex 4:27; 18:7, and at their departure, as Ru 1:14; 1Sa 20:41; 1Ki 19:20.
Wept tears of joy, like those Ge 33:4, at the gracious providence of God to him, which had brought him safe to his desired place, and so happily and strangely conducted him to that person and family which was so desirable and dear to him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jacob kissed Rachel,.... Which he did in a…
And Jacob kissed Rachel,.... Which he did in a way of courtesy and civility; this was done after he had acquainted her with his relation to her; he saluted her upon that:
and lifted up his voice, and wept; for joy at the providence of God that had brought him so opportunely to the place, and at the sight of a person so nearly related to him; and who he hoped would be his wife, and was the person designed of God for him.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. Jacob kissed Rachel] A simple and pure…
Verse 11. Jacob kissed Rachel] A simple and pure method by which the primitive inhabitants of the earth testified their friendship to each other, first abused by hypocrites, who pretended affection while their vile hearts meditated terror, (see the case of Joab,) and afterwards disgraced by refiners on morals, who, while they pretended to stumble at those innocent expressions of affection and friendship, were capable of committing the grossest acts of impurity.
And lifted up his voice] It may be, in thanksgiving to God for the favour he had shown him, in conducting him thus far in peace and safety.
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And wept.] From a sense of the goodness of his heavenly Father, and his own unworthiness of the success with which he had been favoured. The same expressions of kindness and pure affection are repeated on the part of Laban, Ge 29:13.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Kissed her, according to the custom of the country,…
Kissed her, according to the custom of the country, (chap. xxiv. 26,) having told her who he was. He was not so young, that she could suspect him guilty of an unbecoming levity, being above 77 years old, chap. xxvii. 1. (Haydock) --- In that age of simplicity, beautiful maids might converse with shepherds, without suspicion or danger. (Menochius) --- Wept, through tenderness, and perhaps on account of his present inability to make her a suitable present. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 11. Kissed… and wept — “Delight and sorrow mingled…
11. Kissed… and wept — “Delight and sorrow mingled in his heart, and, overwhelmed by his feelings, he paid his tribute to nature by a spontaneous flood of tears.” — Kalisch.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. Jacob kissed … wept] This demonstrative display of…
11. Jacob kissed … wept] This demonstrative display of feeling is Homeric in its simplicity. The suddenness of Jacob’s opportune meeting with his relatives, the removal of doubt and anxiety from his mind on entering a strange country, and the apparition of his young and fair cousin, had all deeply stirred his emotional nature. Cf. the tears of Joseph, Gen_45:2; Gen_45:14.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) Jacob kissed Rachel . . . and wept.—Jacob…
(11) Jacob kissed Rachel . . . and wept.—Jacob first made himself, useful to Rachel, and then discloses to her who he is, claims her as a cousin, and kisses her. Then, overcome with joy at this happy termination of his long journey, and at finding himself among relatives, he can restrain his feelings no longer, but bursts into tears. In this outburst of emotion we see the commencement of his lifelong affection for the beautiful child whom he thus opportunely met.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Jacob kissed Rachel, in demonstration of his cousinly…
And Jacob kissed Rachel, in demonstration of his cousinly affection. If Jacob had not yet discovered who he was to the fair shepherdess, his behavior must have filled her with surprise, even allowing for the unaffected simplicity of the times; but the fact that she does not resent his conduct as an undue liberty perhaps suggests that he had first informed her of his relationship to the inmates of Laban s house (Calvin). On kissing vide Gen_27:26and lifted up his voice, and wept partly for joy in finding his relatives; (cf. Gen_43:30 Gen_45:2, Gen_45:14, Gen_45:15) partly in grateful acknowledgment of God"s kindness in conducting him to his mother s brother"s house.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Jacob kissed Rachel
Jacob kissed Rachel
In ancient Near East, it is common to greet a relative with a kiss. However, it is normally done between men. If your language has an affectionate greeting for a relative, use that. If not, use what is appropriate.
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wept loudly
Jacob weeps because he is so happy. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
her father's relative
"related to her father"
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Rachel
Rebekah
son
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 29:11 Jacob kissed Rachel: Kissing relatives was a proper…
29:11 Jacob kissed Rachel: Kissing relatives was a proper greeting (29:13; cp. Song 8:1).
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