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Genesis 29:19

Laban

17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

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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.

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BSB
Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
KJV
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
WEB
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
ASV
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Abide with me.
DARBY
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
BLB
And Laban said, “[It is] better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Dwell with me.”
ÅB
Laban svarte: Det er bedre at jeg gir henne til deg, enn at jeg gir henne til en annen mann; bli hos meg!
OTB
Laban svarte: «Det er bedre at jeg gir henne til deg enn til en annen mann. Bli her hos meg.»
B1930
Laban svarte: Det er bedre at jeg gir henne til dig, enn at jeg gir henne til en annen mann; bli hos mig!

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 6:11

    Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

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  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

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  • Psalms 12:2

    They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

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