Verse List for GEN 29:26

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Lavan (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “It’s not our custom here,” Lavan answered, “for the younger daughter to marry before the older one.

OET-LV And_ Lāⱱān _he/it _said not it _is _done thus in_place _of_our to_give the_young to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_firstborn.

ULT But Laban said, “It is not done so in our place to give the younger before the firstborn.

UST Laban replied, “It is not our custom here for the younger daughter to marry before the older daughter marries.

BSB & MSB Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

OEB Laban said, ‘It is not the custom among us to give the younger in marriage before the older.

WEBBE & WMBB Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

NET “It is not our custom here,” Laban replied, “to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.

LSV And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;

FBV “Here we don't give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn,” Laban replied.

T4T Laban replied, “In this land, it is not our custom to give a younger daughter to be married before we let someone marry our firstborn daughter.

LEB Then Laban said, “_⌊It is not the custom_⌋[fn] in our country to give the younger before the firstborn.

BBE And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.

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JPS And Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

ASV And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

DRA Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first.

YLT And Laban saith, 'It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

Drby And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

RV And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
(And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.)

SLT And Laban will say, It shall not be done so in our place, to give the small before the first-born.

Wbstr And Laban said, it must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born.

KJB-1769 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.[fn]
(And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born.)

KJB-1611 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our [fn]countrey, to giue the yonger, before the first borne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps Laban aunswered: It is not the maner of this place, to marry ye younger before the first borne.
(Laban answered: It is not the manner of this place, to marry ye/you_all younger before the first-born.)

Gnva And Laban answered, It is not the maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder.
(And Laban answered, It is not the manner of this place, to give the younger before the elder.)

Cvdl Laban answered: It is not the maner in oure countre, to mary the yongest before the eldest.
(Laban answered: It is not the manner in our country, to mary the youngest before the eldest.)

Wycl Laban answerde, It is not custom in oure place that we yyue first the `lesse douytris to weddyngis;
(Laban answered, It is not custom in our place that we give first the less daughters to weddings;)

Luth Laban antwortete: Es ist nicht Sitte in unserm Lande, daß man die jüngste ausgebe vor der ältesten.
(Laban replied: It is not custom in ours land, that man the youngest ausgebe before/in_front_of the/of_the oldest.)

ClVg Respondit Laban: Non est in loco nostro consuetudinis, ut minores ante tradamus ad nuptias.[fn]
(He_answered Laban: Not/No it_is in/into/on instead our consuetudinis, as minors before I_will_deliverus to wedding.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בִּ⁠מְקוֹמֵ֑⁠נוּ לָ⁠תֵ֥ת הַ⁠צְּעִירָ֖ה לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י הַ⁠בְּכִירָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ Λάβαν, οὐκ ἔστιν οὕτως ἐν τῷ τόπῳ ἡμῶν, δοῦναι τὴν νεωτέραν πρινὴ τὴν πρεσβυτέραν.

BrTr And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.