Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Laban answered: It is better that I give her to thee than to another man; stay with me. Psalm 12:2 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken. Isaiah 6:5,11 And I said: Woe is me, because I have held my peace; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people that hath unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King the Lord of hosts. . . . Context Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel…18And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel, thy younger daughter. 19Laban answered: It is better that I give her to thee than to another man; stay with me.20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.… Cross References Genesis 29:18 And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel, thy younger daughter. Genesis 29:20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love. Lexicon Labanלָבָ֗ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob replied, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Better ט֚וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good that I give תִּתִּ֣י (tit·tî) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set her אֹתָ֣הּ (’ō·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to you לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew than מִתִּתִּ֥י (mit·tit·tî) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set to another. אַחֵ֑ר (’a·ḥêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 312: Hinder, next, other Stay here שְׁבָ֖ה (šə·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with me.” עִמָּדִֽי׃ (‘im·mā·ḏî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5978: Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, Additional Translations Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”And Laban said, It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Abide with me. And Laban said to him, It is better that I should give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me." and Laban saith, 'It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;' Jump to Previous Abide Better Dwell LabanJump to Next Abide Better Dwell LabanExternal Links Genesis 29:19 NIVGenesis 29:19 NLT Genesis 29:19 ESV Genesis 29:19 NASB Genesis 29:19 ASV Genesis 29:19 Bible Apps Genesis 29:19 Biblia Paralela Genesis 29:19 Chinese Bible Genesis 29:19 French Bible Genesis 29:19 German Bible Alphabetical: another better give her here I is It It's Laban man me other said some Stay than that to with you OT Law: Genesis 29:19 Laban said It is better that (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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