Genesis 29:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 29:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 29:19 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
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.”
— Genesis 29:19 (KJV)
Genesis 29:19 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 29:19
“If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. If it...: Heb. If it be good with the king unto...: Heb. unto her companion from him: Heb. from before him be not...: Heb. pass not away”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:19: better, give, than
“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:19: better, give, than
“Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:19: better, than, should
“And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:19: better, give, than
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. perish: Heb. be consumed”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:19: better, than, should
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