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Genesis 30:27

But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”

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ASV

And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.

KJV

And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413 →
לָבָ֔ןla.VanLabanH3837 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
נָ֛אna'pleaseH4994 →
מָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672 →
חֵ֖ןchenfavorH2580 →
בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869 →
נִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiI have learned by divinationH5172 →
וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niand he has blessed meH1288 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaon account of youH1558 →

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Genesis 26:24and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”Ruth 2:13“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.Isaiah 61:9Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.Genesis 39:5From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.Genesis 39:21–23the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.Genesis 39:2–5And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.Exodus 3:21And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”2 Samuel 6:11Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.Genesis 18:3“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.Genesis 47:25“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”Genesis 30:30Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”1 Kings 11:19There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.Daniel 1:9Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,Genesis 33:15“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”Deuteronomy 2:7Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.Genesis 39:3When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

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