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Genesis 24:50

NETBible	Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “This is the Lord’s doing.¹ Our wishes are of no concern.²
NIV © biblegateway Gen 24:50	Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD; we can say nothing to you one way or the other.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 24:50	Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The matter comes from the LORD; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 24:50	Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The LORD has obviously brought you here, so what can we say?
MSG © biblegateway Gen 24:50	Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is totally from GOD. We have no say in the matter, either yes or no.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 24:50	Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord’s doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 24:50	Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you anything bad or good.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 24:50	Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.
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KJV	Then Laban <03837> and Bethuel <01328> answered <06030> (8799) and said <0559> (8799)_, The thing <01697> proceedeth <03318> (8804) from the LORD <03068>_: we cannot <03201> (8799) speak <01696> (8763) unto thee bad <07451> or <0176> good <02896>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 24:50	Then Laban <03837> and Bethuel <01328> replied <06030> , "The matter <01697> comes <03318> from the LORD <03068> ; so we cannot <03201> <3808> speak <01696> to you bad <07451> or <0176> good <02896> .
LXXM	apokriyeiv {V-APPNS} de <1161> PRT laban {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ bayouhl {N-PRI} eipan {V-AAI-3P} para <3844> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM exhlyen <1831> V-AAI-3S to <3588> T-NSN prostagma {N-NSN} touto <3778> D-NSN ou <3364> ADV dunhsomeya <1410> V-FMI-1P oun <3767> PRT soi <4771> P-DS anteipein {V-AAN} kakon <2556> A-ASM kalw <2570> A-DSM
NET [draft] ITL	Then Laban <03837> and Bethuel <01328> replied <0559> <06030> , “This <01697> is the Lord’s <03068> doing <03318> . Our wishes <0176> are of <0413> no <03808> concern <02896> <07451> <01696> .
HEBREW	bwj <02896> wa <0176> er <07451> Kyla <0413> rbd <01696> lkwn <03201> al <03808> rbdh <01697> auy <03318> hwhym <03068> wrmayw <0559> lawtbw <01328> Nbl <03837> Neyw (24:50) <06030>

NETBible

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “This is the Lord’s doing.¹ Our wishes are of no concern.²

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “From the Lord the matter has gone out.”

²tn Heb “We are not able to speak to you bad or good.” This means that Laban and Bethuel could not say one way or the other what they wanted, for they viewed it as God’s will.