Genesis 29:19
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
And Laban said, It is better that I giue her to thee, then that I should giue her to another man: abide with mee.
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- Isaiah 6:11Rank 1 from verse 19
11Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
11†Then sayd I; LORD, how long? And hee answered, Untill the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be vtterly desolate,
- Isaiah 6:5Rank 2 from verse 19
5¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
5¶ †Then sayd I; woe is me; for I am vndone, because I am a man of vncleane lippes, and I dwell in the midst of a people of vncleane lippes: for mine eyes haue seene the king, the LORD of hostes.
- Psalms 12:2Rank 3 from verse 19
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Genesis 29:19
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. To remain, stay, dwell, wait, or continue in a place, state, or relation. 2. To endure or withstand.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
18And Iacob loued Rachel, and said, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rachel thy yonger daughter.
19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
19And Laban said, It is better that I giue her to thee, then that I should giue her to another man: abide with mee.
Selected passage20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
20And Iacob serued seuen yeeres for Rachel: and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, for the loue hee had to her.