Genesis 24:50
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And Laban and Bathuel answered: The word hath proceeded from the Lord: we cannot speak any other thing to thee but his pleasure.

Laban.

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Genesis 24:15,28,53,55,60 He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder: . . .

The thing.

Psalm 118:23 This is the Lord's doing, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Matthew 21:42 Jesus saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Mark 12:11 By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

we.

Genesis 31:24,29 And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob. . . .

2 Samuel 13:22 But Absalom spoke not to Ammon neither good nor evil: for Absalom hated Ammon because he had ravished his sister Thamar.

Acts 11:17 If then God gave them the same grace as to us also who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ: who was I, that could withstand God?

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
49Wherefore, if you do according to mercy and truth with my master, tell me: but if it please you otherwise, tell me that also, that I may go to the right hand, or to the left. 50And Laban and Bathuel answered: The word hath proceeded from the Lord: we cannot speak any other thing to thee but his pleasure.51Behold, Rebecca is before thee, take her and go thy way, and let her be the wife of thy master's son, as the Lord hath spoken.…
Cross References
Mark 12:11
By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Genesis 24:51
Behold, Rebecca is before thee, take her and go thy way, and let her be the wife of thy master's son, as the Lord hath spoken.

Genesis 31:24
And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

Genesis 31:29
It is in my power to return thee evil; but the God of your father said to me yesterday: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

Psalm 118:23
This is the Lord's doing, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Lexicon
Laban
לָבָ֤ן (lā·ḇān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob

and Bethuel
וּבְתוּאֵל֙ (ū·ḇə·ṯū·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1328: Bethuel -- perhaps 'man of God', a nephew of Abraham

answered,
וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond

“This is from
יָצָ֣א (yā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

the LORD;
מֵיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

we have no
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

choice in the matter.
הַדָּבָ֑ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause


Additional Translations
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from the LORD: we cannot speak to you bad or good.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah. We cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

And Laban and Bathuel answered and said, This matter has come forth from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer thee bad or good.

And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.

And Laban answereth -- Bethuel also -- and they say, 'The thing hath gone out from Jehovah; we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good;
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