Genesis 24:50 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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;

English ASV

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah. We cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

English Amplified

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, The thing comes forth from the Lord; we cannot speak bad or good to you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, The thing comes forth from the Lord; we cannot speak bad or good to you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the Lord; we have no choice in the matter.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.

English EASY 2024

Laban and Bethuel replied, ‘We know that the Lord has caused all this to happen. So what we ourselves say is not important.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "We see that this is from the Lord, so there is nothing we can say to change it.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing has come from the LORD; we cannot speak to you bad or good.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Laban and Bethuel answered, “Since this matter comes from the Lord, it is not for us to make a decision.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The Lord has obviously brought you here, so what can we say?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

English KJV 1611

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

English LSB

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The matter comes from Yahweh; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “This thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The matter comes from the LORD; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Laban and his household said in reply: "This thing comes from the LORD; we can say nothing to you either for or against it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “This is the LORD’s doing. Our wishes are of no concern.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Laban and Bethuel answered, "The Lord has done all of this. We can't say anything to you one way or the other.

English NIV

Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD; we can say nothing to you one way or the other.

English NKJ 1982

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.

English NLT

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The LORD has obviously brought you here, so what can we say?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you anything bad or good.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

After hearing this, Laban and Bethuel said, “This was all planned by Yahweh! If this is his plan, what can we say?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The Lord has obviously brought you here, so what can we say?

English Tyndale 1537

Then answered Laban and Bathuel saying: The thing is proceeded even out of the LORD,(lorde) we can not therefore say unto thee, either good or bad:

Genesis 24:50 — Compare Translations