Genesis 30:27

27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”

Genesis 30:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
ESV
27 But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.
NLT
27 “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for the LORD has blessed me because of you.
MSG
27 Laban said, "If you please, I have learned through divine inquiry that God has blessed me because of you."
CSB
27 But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, [stay.] I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you."

Genesis 30:27 In-Context

25 After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can go back to my own homeland.
26 Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”
27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
28 He added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
29 Jacob said to him, “You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Genesis 33:10; Genesis 50:4; Esther 2:15
  • 2. Genesis 44:5,15; Leviticus 19:26; Numbers 22:7; Numbers 23:23; Numbers 24:1; Joshua 13:22; 2 Kings 17:17; Jeremiah 27:9
  • 3. ver 30; S Genesis 26:24; Genesis 31:38; Genesis 39:3,5; Deuteronomy 28:11; 2 Samuel 6:11
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