Genesis 24:50
48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
49 Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
51 Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.”
52 When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
- KJV
- Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
- WEB
- Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from the LORD. We can’t speak to you bad or good.
- ASV
- Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah. We cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
- DARBY
- And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
- BLB
- And Laban answered—and Bethuel—and they said, “From YHWH the matter has gone out; we are not able to speak to you evil or good.
- ÅB
- Da svarte Laban og Betuel og sa: Dette kommer fra Herren; vi kan intet si deg, hverken ondt eller godt.
- OTB
- Laban og Betuel svarte: "Denne saken er fra Herren; vi kan ikke tale til deg godt eller ondt.
- B1930
- Da svarte Laban og Betuel og sa: Dette kommer fra Herren; vi kan intet si dig, hverken ondt eller godt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 118:23
This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Read in contextGenesis 31:24
But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
Read in contextGenesis 31:29
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
Read in context2 Samuel 13:22
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.
Read in contextMark 12:11
This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
Read in contextGenesis 24:55
But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
Read in contextMatthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Read in contextGenesis 24:28
The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
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