The Meaning of Genesis 29:19 Explained

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.

YLT: and Laban saith, 'It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 29:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 29:1-20 - Jacob In Laban's Home
Well might Jacob lift up his feet! See margin. When we are sure of God we receive strength that enables us to run with patience the race that is set before us. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and we have a special claim on His guidance in our matrimonial alliances-the most solemn and momentous step of all. There were many good qualities in Rachel, fitting her to be a good wife. Her humility and industry, her patience under the oppression of the unmannerly shepherds, her haste to share her joy with her father-all these elicited Jacob's love. What a touch of old-world and new-world poetry is in those words of Genesis 29:20! Where Love is queen time is too short, labor never hard, distance never long, sacrifice unheard of! Oh, that we so loved our Lord, that for the missionary toiling through long years, and the invalid condemned to a life of pain, affliction might appear light and but for a moment. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 29

1  Jacob comes to the well of Haran
9  He becomes acquainted with Rachel
13  Laban entertains him
18  Jacob covenants for Rachel
23  He is deceived by Laban with Leah
28  He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more
32  Leah bears Reuben;
33  Simeon;
34  Levi;
35  and Judah

What do the individual words in Genesis 29:19 mean?

And said Laban [it is] better that I give her to you than that I should give to man another Stay with me
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֗ן ט֚וֹב תִּתִּ֣י אֹתָ֣הּ לָ֔ךְ מִתִּתִּ֥י לְאִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֑ר שְׁבָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָבָ֗ן  Laban 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לָבָן 
Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
ט֚וֹב  [it  is]  better 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
תִּתִּ֣י  that  I  give 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֹתָ֣הּ  her 
Parse: Direct object marker, third person feminine singular
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
לָ֔ךְ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
מִתִּתִּ֥י  than  that  I  should  give 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לְאִ֣ישׁ  to  man 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
אַחֵ֑ר  another 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אַחֵר  
Sense: another, other, following.
שְׁבָ֖ה  Stay 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
עִמָּדִֽי  with  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: עִמָּד  
Sense: with.

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