And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
WEB
Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here 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;'
DBT
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)