Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
- NKJV And Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
- NASB Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.”
- NLT “Agreed!” Laban replied. “I’d rather give her to you than to anyone else. Stay and work with me.”
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Cross-references · 3
- Isa 6:11Then I said, “Lord, how long?” He answered, “Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land becomes utterly waste,
- Isa 6:5Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”
- Ps 12:2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
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