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

Genesis 29:19 · KJV

“And Laban said, {It is} better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.”

— Genesis 29:19

Verse 18

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Verse 20

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him {but} a few days, for the love he had to her.

Genesis 29 — Context

Leah {was} tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

And Laban said, {It is} better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him {but} a few days, for the love he had to her.

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give {me} my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

Cross References

Isaiah 6:11

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, {utterly...: Heb. desolate with desolation}

Psalms 12:2

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: {with} flattering lips {and} with a double heart do they speak. {a double...: Heb. an heart and an heart}

Isaiah 6:5

Then said I, Woe {is} me! for I am undone; because I {am} a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. {undone: Heb. cut off}