Genesis 29:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob saith to them, ‘My brethren, from whence [are] ye?’ and they say, ‘We [are] from Haran.’

King James Bible
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we.

Hebrew
“My brothers,”
אַחַ֖י (’a·ḥay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 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 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 370: Whence?

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

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

from Haran,”
מֵחָרָ֖ן (mê·ḥā·rān)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 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 559: To utter, say

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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