Genesis 30:27 meaning and explanation

But 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.”

Genesis 30:27, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob has just asked Laban for permission to leave with his wives and children after years of service. Laban answers with a plea to stay, admitting he has learned by divination, a form of seeking hidden knowledge, that the LORD has blessed him because of Jacob.

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