and said, ‘My lord, if I have found favour with you, please do not go on past your servant.
Genesis 24:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Laban said, ‘Come, you who are blessed by the Lord. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He cried, Come in, you blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside? For I have made the house ready and have prepared a place for the camels. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. Common English Bible Laban said, “Come in, favored one of the LORD! Why are you standing outside? I’ve prepared the house and a place for the camels.” Catholic Public Domain Version and he said to him: "Enter, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord: why standest thou without? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels. |
and said, ‘My lord, if I have found favour with you, please do not go on past your servant.
and said, ‘My lords, turn aside to your servant’s house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and go on your way.’ ‘No,’ they said. ‘We would rather spend the night in the square.’
But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.
As soon as he had seen the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he had heard his sister Rebekah’s words #– #‘The man said this to me! ’ #– #he went to the man. He was standing there by the camels at the spring.
you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only what was good to you, sending you away in peace. You are now blessed by the Lord.’
When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran to meet him, hugged him, and kissed him. Then he took him to his house, and Jacob told him all that had happened.
A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
He said to his mother, ‘The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you place a curse on #– #here’s the silver. I took it.’ Then his mother said, ‘My son, may you be blessed by the Lord! ’
Then he said, ‘May the Lord bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not pursued younger men, whether rich or poor.