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27 saying, “Praised be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love[a] for my master! The Lord has led me[b] to the house[c] of my master’s relatives!”[d]

28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household all about[e] these things. 29 (Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban.)[f] Laban rushed out to meet the man at the spring.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:27 tn Heb “his faithfulness and his commitment.”
  2. Genesis 24:27 tn Heb “As for me—in the way the Lord led me.”
  3. Genesis 24:27 tn Here “house” is an adverbial accusative of termination.
  4. Genesis 24:27 tn Heb “brothers.”
  5. Genesis 24:28 tn Heb “according to.”
  6. Genesis 24:29 tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause introduces the audience to Laban, who will eventually play an important role in the unfolding story.