Genesis 24:50
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Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
In other translations
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030לָבָןlavanLabanH3837וּבְתוּאֵלuvetu'eland BethuelH1328וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559מֵיְהוָהmeyahwehfrom YahwehH3068יָצָאyatza'it has come outH3318הַדָּבָרhadavarthe matterH1697לֹאlo'notH3808נוּכַלnukhalwe are ableH3201דַּבֵּרdaberto speakH1696אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413רַעra'evilH7451אוֹ־'ov-orH176טוֹב׃tovgoodH2896
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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