King James Version

Genesis 30:34

And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לָבָ֖ןlavanLabanלָבָןnoun, proper name — “Laban”H3837Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the DesertLaban.הֵ֑ןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.ל֖וּlvifלוּאconjunction — “if”H3863a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that).יְהִ֥יyehibeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כִדְבָרֶֽךָkhidvarekhaas causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “as cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Laban said: 'Behold, would it might be according to thy word.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Laban saith, 'Lo, O that it were according to thy word;'

World English Bible

Laban said, “Behold, let it be according to your word.”

Darby Translation

And Laban said, Well, let it be according to thy word.

Douay-Rheims

And Laban said: I like well what thou demandest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Laban said: 'Behold, would it might be according to thy word.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Laban said to him, Let it be according to thy word.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ Λάβαν, ἔστω κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου.