Genesis 24:30
in Genesis 24As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he was standing by the camels at the fountain.
KJV
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Rebekah had a brother . . . Laban ran out--From what we know of his character, there is reason to believe that the sight of the dazzling presents increased both his haste and his invitation.
This site's exposition
The girl ran and told her mother's household
on Genesis 24:28-31
Laban enters the book here. He rushed out to the man, and the reason follows next, that he had seen the ring and her bracelets. Then comes the welcome: you who are blessed by the LORD. He will bargain over Jacob's wages for twenty years in chapters 29 to 31.
This site's exposition
As soon as he saw the ring
Laban sees before he hears. The verse lists the ring and bracelets on her wrists first, and her report of the man's words second. Matthew Henry imagined Laban's thought as a rich and generous man to be welcomed for what could be got from him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
"O," thinks Laban, "here is a man that there is something to be got by, a man that is rich and generous; we will be sure to bid him welcome!"
But when he has the desired success, he worships God, not the angel. Whatever benefit we have by the ministration of angels, all the glory must be given to the Lord of the angels, Rev. xxii.
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring, and bracelets upon his sister's hands,....
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring, and bracelets upon his sister's hands,....
"O," thinks Laban, "here is a man that there is something to be got by, a man that is rich and generous; we will be sure to bid him welcome!"
The words behind it
28 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י׀ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּרְאֹ֣ת | kirot | when saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַנֶּ֗זֶם | hanezem | the ring | H5141 → | 17 times |
| וְֽאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַצְּמִדִים֮ | hatzemidim | the bracelets | H6781 → | 7 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְדֵ֣י | yedei | [the] hands of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אֲחֹתוֹ֒ | ʾachoto | sister his | H269 → | 114 times |
| וּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹ | ukheshameo | and just as heard he | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֞י | divrei | [the] words of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| רִבְקָ֤ה | rivkah | Rebekah | H7259 → | 30 times |
| אֲחֹתוֹ֙ | ʾachoto | sister his | H269 → | 114 times |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| דִבֶּ֥ר | diber | he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֵלַ֖י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָאִ֑ישׁ | haish | the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| וַיָּבֹא֙ | vaiyavo' | and he went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָאִ֔ישׁ | haish | the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֛ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| עֹמֵ֥ד | ʾomed | [he was] standing | H5975 → | 521 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים | hagemalim | the camels | H1581 → | 54 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָעָֽיִן׃ | haayin | the spring | H5869 → | 887 times |
וַיְהִ֣י׀and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כִּרְאֹ֣תwhen saw
kirotH7200 →1300 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַנֶּ֗זֶםthe ring
hanezemH5141 →17 times
וְֽאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַצְּמִדִים֮the bracelets
hatzemidimH6781 →7 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְדֵ֣י[the] hands of
yedeiH3027 →1618 times
אֲחֹתוֹ֒sister his
ʾachotoH269 →114 times
וּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹand just as heard he
ukheshameoH8085 →1159 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דִּבְרֵ֞י[the] words of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
רִבְקָ֤הRebekah
rivkahH7259 →30 times
אֲחֹתוֹ֙sister his
ʾachotoH269 →114 times
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
דִבֶּ֥רhe spoke
diberH1696 →1141 times
אֵלַ֖יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
הָאִ֑ישׁthe man
haishH376 →1663 times
וַיָּבֹא֙and he went
vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָאִ֔ישׁthe man
haishH376 →1663 times
וְהִנֵּ֛הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
עֹמֵ֥ד[he was] standing
ʾomedH5975 →521 times
עַל־with
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַגְּמַלִּ֖יםthe camels
hagemalimH1581 →54 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָעָֽיִן׃the spring
haayinH5869 →887 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.