Genesis 30 · Verse 27

Genesis 30:27

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.
Genesis 30:27, King James Version

Genesis 30:27 in other translations

BSBBut Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
WEBLaban said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that the LORD has blessed me for your sake.”
ASVAnd Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.
YLTAnd Laban saith unto him, ‘If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes--I have observed diligently that Jehovah doth bless me for thy sake.'
DARBYAnd Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes — I have discovered that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake.
BBEAnd Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.
WebsterAnd Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience, that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

What does Genesis 30:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. Laban said ... I have learned--His selfish uncle was averse to a separation, not from warmth of affection either for Jacob or his daughters, but from the damage his own interests would sustain. He had found, from long observation, that the blessing of heaven rested on Jacob, and that his stock had wonderfully increased under Jacob's management. This was a remarkable testimony that good men are blessings to the places where they reside. Men of the world are often blessed with temporal benefits on account of their pious relatives, though they have not always, like Laban, the wisdom to discern, or the grace to acknowledge it.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 I have learned by experience - נחשתי nichashti, from נחש nachash, to view attentively, to observe, to pry into. I have diligently considered the whole of thy conduct, and marked the increase of my property, and find that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake. For the meaning of the word נחש nachash, See note on Gen 3:1, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 30:25-43

The fourteen years being gone, Jacob was willing to depart without any provision, except God's promise. But he had in many ways a just claim on Laban's substance, and it was the will of God that he should be provided for from it. He referred his cause to God, rather than agree for stated wages with Laban, whose selfishness was very great. And it would appear that he acted honestly, when none but those of the colours…

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Genesis 30:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
לָבָ֔ןla.VanLabanH3837
אִם\־'im-ifH518
נָ֛אna'pleaseH4994
מָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672
חֵ֖ןchenfavorH2580
בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869
נִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiI have learned by divinationH5172
וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niand he has blessed meH1288
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ\׃big.la.Le.khaon account of youH1558

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 30:27

  • Genesis 26:24

    And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

  • Isaiah 61:9

    And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

  • Acts 7:10

    And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

  • Ruth 2:13

    Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

  • Genesis 39:21-23

    But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

  • Genesis 39:2-5

    And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

  • Genesis 12:3

    And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • Exodus 3:21

    And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

  • Genesis 18:3

    And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

  • Genesis 47:25

    And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.

  • Genesis 30:30

    For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

  • 1 Kings 11:19

    And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
favour.
18:3; 33:15; 34:11; 39:3-5,21; 47:25; Ex 3:21; Nu 11:11,15; Ru 2:13
1Sa 16:22; 1Ki 11:19; Ne 1:11; 2:5; Da 1:9; Ac 7:10
the Lord.
30; 12:3; 26:24; 39:2-5,21-23; Ps 1:3; Isa 6:13; 61:9; 65:8

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Context

  • Genesis 30:26

    Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

  • Genesis 30:27

    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.

  • Genesis 30:28

    And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

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Genesis 30:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Labán le respondió: Halle yo ahora gracia en tus ojos, y quédate; experimentado he que Jehová me ha bendecido por tu causa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Laban lui dit: Écoute, si au moins j’ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux! J’ai aperçu que l’ Éternel m’a béni à cause de toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Laban sprach zu ihm: Wenn ich doch Gnade gefunden habe in deinen Augen! Ich habe gespürt, daß Jehova mich um deinetwillen gesegnet hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ait illi Laban: Inveniam gratiam in conspectu tuo, experimento didici, quia benedixerit mihi Deus propter te: