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Genesis Chapter 29 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 29:19

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Abide with me.
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BBE Genesis 29:19

And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
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DARBY Genesis 29:19

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
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KJV Genesis 29:19

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
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WBT Genesis 29:19

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
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WEB Genesis 29:19

Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."
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YLT Genesis 29:19

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Orientals commonly prefer alliances within the circle of their own relatives. Burckhardt, Volney, Layard, and Lane testify that this is still the case among the Bedouins, the Druses, and other Eastern tribes. Abide with me - a formal ratification of the compact on the part of Laban.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) It is better that I give her to thee.--It is still the custom among the Arabs to prefer a relative as the husband of a daughter, and on giving a moderato dowry the elder cousins can claim the elder daughters in marriage, and the younger the younger. Thus Jacob, as the second son, had a claim upon Rachel. The Rabbins even say that Leah's eyes were weak from weeping, because Esau had not come to marry her. This absurd idea bears witness, nevertheless, to the custom of the intermarriage of cousins being an established rule, and gives a reason for Laban's acceptance of Jacob as the husband of his younger child. As Jacob offered seven years' service for Rachel, and gave a second seven years' service for her after he had been tricked into taking Leah, we may conclude that the length of time was not unreasonable.