Genesis 29:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.””

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BSBPD

“Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 29:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
  2. Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
  3. Isaiah 6:11Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
  4. Jeremiah 29:6Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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