Verse List for GEN 29:19

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Lavan (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Okay, stay with me then,” said Lavan. “It’s better for me to give her to you than to give her to some other man.”

OET-LV And_ Lāⱱān _he/it _said is_good[fn] giving_my DOM_her/it to/for_you(fs) more_than_my _giving DOM_her/it to_a _man another remain with_me.

ULT And Laban said, “It is better for me to give her to you than for me to give her to another man. Stay with me.”

UST Laban replied, “I agree to your terms. I would much rather give her to you to marry than give her to someone else. So stay here and work for me.”

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

OEB Laban said, ‘It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to any other man. Stay with me.’

WEBBE & WMBB Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”

NET Laban replied, “I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”

LSV and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;

FBV “Well it's better for me to give her to you than anyone else,” Laban replied. “So stay here and work for me.”

T4T Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”

LEB Then Laban said, “Better that I give her to you than I give her to another man. Stay with me.”

BBE And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.

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

DRA Laban answered: It is better that I give her to thee than to another man; stay with me.

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

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

RV 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/you, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.)

SLT And Laban will say, Good for me to give her to thee rather than for me to give her to another man. Dwell with me.

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

KJB-1769 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/you, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.)

KJB-1611 And Laban said, It is better that I giue her to thee, then that I should giue her to another man: abide with mee.
(And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee/you, then that I should give her to another man: abide with me.)

Bshps Laban aunswered: It is better that I geue her vnto thee, then that I shoulde geue her to another man: abide with me.
(Laban answered: It is better that I give her unto thee/you, then that I should give her to another man: abide with me.)

Gnva Then Laban answered, It is better that I giue her thee, then that I should giue her to another man: abide with me.
(Then Laban answered, It is better that I give her thee/you, then that I should give her to another man: abide with me.)

Cvdl Laban answered: It is better that I geue her the, then vnto another: tary thou with me.
(Laban answered: It is better that I give her them, then unto another: tarry/wait thou/you with me.)

Wycl Laban answeride, It is betere that Y yyue hir to thee than to anothir man; dwelle thou at me.
(Laban answered, It is better that I give her to thee/you than to another man; dwell thou/you at me.)

Luth Laban antwortete: Es ist besser, ich gebe sie dir denn einem andern; bleibe bei mir.
(Laban replied: It is better, I give they/she/them you/to_you(sg) because/than on change/modify; would_remain at/in to_me.)

ClVg Respondit Laban: Melius est ut tibi eam dem quam alteri viro: mane apud me.
(He_answered Laban: Better it_is as to_you her give how to_another to_the_man: in_the_morning at me.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֗ן ט֚וֹב תִּתִּ֣⁠י אֹתָ֣⁠הּ לָ֔⁠ךְ מִ⁠תִּתִּ֥⁠י אֹתָ֖⁠הּ לְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֑ר שְׁבָ֖⁠ה עִמָּדִֽ⁠י׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ Λάβαν, βέλτιον δοῦναί με αὐτήν σοι, ἢ δοῦναί με αὐτὴν ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ· οἴκησον μετʼ ἐμοῦ.

BrTr 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.