“And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.”
Laban said: it's better for me to give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me. The acceptance is framed in Laban's interest — it is better for me — but the covenant consequence is the arrangement Jacob needs. The application: people can do the right thing for the wrong reasons, and the right outcome still results. Laban agrees because it benefits him; Jacob receives what he needs regardless.
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