SEV Biblia, Chapter 29:11
Y Jacob besó a Raquel, y alzó su voz, y lloró.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 29:11
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.
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, ver. 13.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-14 - See Rachel's humility and industry. Nobody needs to be ashamed of honest, useful labour, nor ought it to hinder any one's preferment When Jacob understood that this was his kinswoman, he was very ready to serve her. Laban, though not the best humoured, bade him welcome, an was satisfied with the account Jacob gave of himself. While we avoi being foolishly ready to believe every thing which is told us, we mus take heed of being uncharitably suspicious.
Original Hebrew
וישׁק 5401 יעקב 3290 לרחל 7354 וישׂא 5375 את 853 קלו 6963 ויבך׃ 1058
