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Genesis 24:32-34
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Genesis 24:32-34
New English Translation
32 So Abraham’s servant[a] went to the house and unloaded[b] the camels. Straw and feed were given[c] to the camels, and water was provided so that he and the men who were with him could wash their feet.[d] 33 When food was served,[e] he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.”[f] “Tell us,” Laban said.[g]
34 “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.
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- Genesis 24:32 tn Heb “the man”; the referent (Abraham’s servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 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).
- Genesis 24:32 tn Heb “and [one] gave.” The verb without an expressed subject may be translated as passive.
- Genesis 24:32 tn Heb “and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.”
- Genesis 24:33 tn Heb “and food was placed before him.”
- Genesis 24:33 tn Heb “my words.”
- 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.
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