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Genesis 24:50
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KJ21
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing proceedeth from the Lord; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
ASV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
AMP
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The matter has come from the Lord; so we dare not speak bad or good [to you about it—we cannot interfere].
AMPC
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, The thing comes forth from the Lord; we cannot speak bad or good to you.
BRG
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
CSB
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the Lord; we have no choice in the matter.
CSBA
Laban and Bethuel answered, ‘This is from the Lord; we have no choice in the matter.
CEB
Laban and Bethuel both responded, “This is all the Lord’s doing. We have nothing to say about it.
CJB
Lavan and B’tu’el replied, “Since this comes from Adonai, we can’t say anything to you either bad or good.
CEV
Laban and Bethuel answered, “The Lord has done this. We have no choice in the matter.
DARBY
And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
DRA
And Laban and Bathuel answered: The word hath proceeded from the Lord, we cannot speak any other thing to thee but his pleasure.
ERV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “We see that this is from the Lord, so there is nothing we can say to change it.
EASY
Laban and Bethuel replied, ‘We know that the Lord has caused all this to happen. So what we ourselves say is not important.
EHV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “This matter has been determined by the Lord. We cannot say anything to you either bad or good.
ESV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.
ESVUK
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.
EXB
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This ·is clearly [L has come out] from the Lord, and we cannot ·change what must happen [L speak to you good or evil].
GNV
Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, This thing is proceeded of the Lord: we cannot therefore say unto thee, neither evil nor good.
GW
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the Lord. We can’t say anything to you one way or another.
GNT
Laban and Bethuel answered, “Since this matter comes from the Lord, it is not for us to make a decision.
HCSB
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the Lord; we have no choice in the matter.
ICB
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is clearly from the Lord. We cannot change what must happen.
ISV
“Since this has come from the Lord,” Laban and Bethuel both replied, “we cannot speak one way or another.
JUB
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
KJV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
AKJV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
LSB
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The matter comes from Yahweh; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.
LEB
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, “The matter has gone out from Yahweh; we are not able to speak bad or good to you.
TLB
Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The Lord has obviously brought you here, so what can we say?
MSG
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is undeniably from God. We have no say in the matter, either yes or no. Rebekah is yours: Take her and go; let her be the wife of your master’s son, as God has made plain.”
MEV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “This thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.
NOG
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from Yahweh. We can’t say anything to you one way or another.
NABRE
Laban and Bethuel said in reply: “This thing comes from the Lord; we can say nothing to you either for or against it.
NASB
Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The matter has come from the Lord; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.
NASB1995
Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The matter comes from the Lord; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.
NCB
Laban and Bethuel then answered, “This is from the Lord; there is nothing we can say.
NCV
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is clearly from the Lord, and we cannot change what must happen.
NET
Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “This is the Lord’s doing. Our wishes are of no concern.
NIRV
Laban and Bethuel answered, “The Lord has done all of this. We can’t say anything to you one way or the other.
NIV
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the Lord; we can say nothing to you one way or the other.
NIVUK
Laban and Bethuel answered, ‘This is from the Lord; we can say nothing to you one way or the other.
NKJV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.
NLV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “This thing comes from the Lord. We cannot speak for or against it.
NLT
Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The Lord has obviously brought you here, so there is nothing we can say.
NRSVA
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, ‘The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you anything bad or good.
NRSVACE
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, ‘The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you anything bad or good.
NRSVCE
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you anything bad or good.
NRSVUE
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you anything bad or good.
OJB
Then Lavan and Beituel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Hashem; we cannot speak unto thee rah or tov.
RGT
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and said, “This thing has proceeded from the LORD. Therefore, we cannot say to you evil or good.
RSV
Then Laban and Bethu′el answered, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.
RSVCE
Then Laban and Bethu′el answered, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.
TLV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, “The matter proceeds from Adonai. We cannot speak to you bad or good.
VOICE
Laban and Bethuel: There is no doubt this comes from the Eternal One. We cannot find fault or add anything to what you have said.
WEB
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.
WYC
Laban and Bethuel answered, The word is gone out of the Lord; we may not speak any other thing with thee without his pleasance. (And Laban and Bethuel answered, This thing is from the Lord; we shall not say anything to thee other than what pleaseth him.)
YLT
And Laban answereth -- Bethuel also -- and they say, `The thing hath gone out from Jehovah; we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good;
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