Genesis 29:4
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And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.

Genesis 28:10
But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.

Genesis 29:3
And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again.

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And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.

Of Haran.

Genesis 11:31 And Thare took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Aran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, the wife of Abram his son, and brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan: and they came as far as Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 24:10 And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.

Genesis 27:43 Now therefore, my son, hear my voice, arise and flee to Laban, my brother, to Haran:

Genesis 28:10 But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.

Acts 7:2,4 Who said: Ye men, brethren and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charan. . . .

Charran.

Context
Jacob Meets Rachel
3And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again. 4And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.5And he asked them, saying: Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? They said: We know him.…
Lexicon
“My brothers,”
אַחַ֖י (’a·ḥay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

asked
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

the [shepherds],
לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

“where
מֵאַ֣יִן (mê·’a·yin)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 370: Whence?

are you from?”
אַתֶּ֑ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

“We are
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ (’ă·nā·ḥə·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 587: We

from Haran,”
מֵחָרָ֖ן (mê·ḥā·rān)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2771: Haran -- 'crossroads', a city in northern Mesopotamia

they answered.
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say


Additional Translations
“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.And Jacob said to them, My brothers, from where be you? And they said, Of Haran are we.

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are ye? and they said, We are of Charrhan.

And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, We are from Haran.

Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

And Jacob saith to them, 'My brethren, from whence are ye?' and they say, 'We are from Haran.'
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