Genesis 24:31-33

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Genesis 24:31 tn Heb “and he said.” The referent (Laban) has been specified and the words “to him” supplied in the translation for clarity.
2. Genesis 24:31 sn Laban’s obsession with wealth is apparent; to him it represents how one is blessed by the Lord. Already the author is laying the foundation for subsequent events in the narrative, where Laban’s greed becomes his dominant characteristic.
3. Genesis 24:31 tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial.
4. Genesis 24:32 tn Heb “the man”; the referent (Abraham’s servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5. Genesis 24:32 tn Some translations (e.g., NEB, NASB, NRSV) understand Laban to be the subject of this and the following verbs or take the subject of this and the following verbs as indefinite (referring to an unnamed servant; e.g., NAB, NIV).
6. Genesis 24:32 tn Heb “and [one] gave.” The verb without an expressed subject may be translated as passive.
7. Genesis 24:32 tn Heb “and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.”
8. Genesis 24:33 tn Heb “and food was placed before him.”
9. Genesis 24:33 tn Heb “my words.”
10. Genesis 24:33 tc Some ancient textual witnesses have a plural verb, “and they said.”tn Heb “and he said, ‘Speak.’” The referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.