Genesis 24:50 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.”
Genesis 24:50 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 24:50 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 24:50 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.”
Genesis 24:50 — World English Bible
Genesis 24:50 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.”
Genesis 24:50 — American Standard Version
Genesis 24:50 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Laban answereth--Bethuel also--and they say, `The thing hath gone out from Jehovah; we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good;”
Genesis 24:50 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 24:50 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.”
Genesis 24:50 — Darby Translation
Genesis 24:50 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, This thing is proceeded of the Lord: we cannot therefore say vnto thee, neither euill nor good.”
Genesis 24:50 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 24:50 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing has gone out from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.”
Genesis 24:50 — The Living Sword
Genesis 24:50 in Context — Genesis 24
48 Puis je me suis incliné et prosterné devant l’Éternel, et j’ai béni l’Éternel, le Dieu de mon seigneur Abraham, qui m’a conduit fidèlement, afin que je prisse la fille du frère de mon seigneur pour son fils.
49 Maintenant, si vous voulez user de bienveillance et de fidélité envers mon seigneur, déclarez-le-moi; sinon, déclarez-le-moi, et je me tournerai à droite ou à gauche.
50 Laban et Bethuel répondirent, et dirent: C’est de l’Éternel que la chose vient; nous ne pouvons te parler ni en mal ni en bien.
51 Voici Rebecca devant toi; prends et va, et qu’elle soit la femme du fils de ton seigneur, comme l’Éternel l’a dit.
52 Lorsque le serviteur d’Abraham eut entendu leurs paroles, il se prosterna en terre devant l’Éternel.
What Does Genesis 24:50 Mean?
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