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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The young woman ran and told her mother&#8217s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The young woman ran home to tell her family everything that had happened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the damsel ran, and told <i>them of</i> her mother's house these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the young woman ran and told her mother’s household these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the girl ran and told her mother&#8217s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the girl ran and told her mother’s household what had happened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The girl ran and told her mother&#8217s household about these things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Rebekah ran straight home and told her family everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The girl ran and told her mother's household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the whole story. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The young woman then ran ahead and informed her mother's household what had happened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The girl ran and told her mother?s household about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The young woman ran and told her mother's household all about these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the young woman ran, and told her mother?s household about these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the damsel ran, and told these things to her mother's house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the young person runs, and declares to the house of her mother according to these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the young person runneth, and declareth to the house of her mother according to these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the girl will run and announce to the house of her mother, according to these words.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then the maid ran, and told in her mother's house, all that she had heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the girl ran, and she reported all that she had heard in the house of her mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the young woman ran off and told her mother’s household what had happened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the damsel ran, and related these things to her father's household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the girl ran and she showed these words to her father's household.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/24-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5418" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Rebekah is Chosen</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.” <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5291.htm" title="5291: han·na·‘ă·rā (Art:: N-fs) -- A girl, maiden. Feminine of na'ar; a girl.">The girl</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: wat·tā·rāṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">ran</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: wat·tag·gêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be conspicuous. ">and told</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·māh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">her mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">household</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">about these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: kad·də·ḇā·rîm (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">things.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-12.htm">Genesis 29:12</a></span><br />He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a></span><br />And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-23.htm">Genesis 22:23</a></span><br />And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Genesis 25:20</a></span><br />and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Genesis 28:2</a></span><br />“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-5.htm">Genesis 29:5-6</a></span><br />“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied. / “Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Genesis 30:25-26</a></span><br />Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland. / Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Genesis 31:14-16</a></span><br />And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house? / Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us. / Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22-26</a></span><br />While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons: / The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. / The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-15.htm">Genesis 46:15</a></span><br />These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-31.htm">Genesis 49:31</a></span><br />There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">Ruth 4:11</a></span><br />“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">1 Samuel 9:6-10</a></span><br />“Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.” / “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">1 Samuel 25:39-42</a></span><br />On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. / When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.” / She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Proverbs 31:10-12</a></span><br />A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. / The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. / She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.</p><p class="hdg">of.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-48.htm">Genesis 24:48,55,67</a></b></br> And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-33.htm">Genesis 31:33</a></b></br> And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found <i>them</i> not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.</p><p class="hdg">her mother's.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-16.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-16.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/genesis/24-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Household</a> <a href="/genesis/24-16.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/genesis/24-16.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">News</a> <a href="/genesis/24-20.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/genesis/24-20.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-17.htm">Running</a> <a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Words</a> <a href="/genesis/24-16.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/24-55.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/genesis/29-12.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-55.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/genesis/24-31.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Household</a> <a href="/genesis/24-55.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/genesis/24-43.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/genesis/29-12.htm">News</a> <a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-12.htm">Running</a> <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Words</a> <a href="/genesis/24-43.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-1.htm">Abraham swears his servant.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">The servant's journey.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">His prayer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-14.htm">His sign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Rebekah meets him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">fulfils his sign;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">receives jewels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-23.htm">shows her kindred;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">and invites him home.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-26.htm">The servant blesses God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Laban entertains him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-34.htm">The servant shows his message.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-50.htm">Laban and Bethuel approve it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">58. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-58.htm">Rebekah consents to go, and departs.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Isaac meets and marries her.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The girl ran</b><br>This phrase highlights the urgency and excitement of Rebekah's actions. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, running was not a common activity for women, indicating the importance of the message she carried. Her eagerness reflects the significance of the encounter with Abraham's servant, who was seeking a wife for Isaac, Abraham's son. This moment is pivotal in the unfolding of God's covenant promises to Abraham, as it sets the stage for the continuation of his lineage.<p><b>and told her mother’s household</b><br>Rebekah's decision to inform her mother's household is significant. In patriarchal societies, the father's household typically held authority, but the mention of the mother's household suggests a matrilineal influence or simply the domestic sphere where women communicated. This detail may also indicate the close-knit nature of family units and the role of women in managing household affairs. It reflects the cultural norms of the time, where women often gathered and shared news within their domestic circles.<p><b>about these things</b><br>The phrase "these things" refers to the events that had just transpired at the well, including the servant's prayer, Rebekah's fulfillment of the sign he requested from God, and the gifts she received. This moment is a fulfillment of divine providence, as God orchestrates the meeting to ensure the continuation of Abraham's lineage through Isaac. The narrative connects to other scriptural themes of God's faithfulness and guidance, as seen in stories like those of Joseph and Moses. It also foreshadows the role of women in God's plan, as Rebekah becomes a matriarch in the lineage leading to Jesus Christ, fulfilling the Abrahamic covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>A young woman from the household of Bethuel, who is the daughter of Bethuel and the granddaughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother. She is the central figure in this verse as she runs to inform her family about her encounter with Abraham's servant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham's_servant.htm">Abraham's Servant</a></b><br>Though not named in this verse, he is the servant sent by Abraham to find a wife for Isaac. His encounter with Rebekah at the well is a pivotal moment in the account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah's_mother's_household.htm">Rebekah's Mother's Household</a></b><br>The family of Rebekah, which includes her mother and other household members. This is the place where Rebekah runs to share the news of her encounter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_well.htm">The Well</a></b><br>The location where Rebekah meets Abraham's servant. It is a significant setting in the account, symbolizing provision and divine appointment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethuel.htm">Bethuel</a></b><br>Rebekah's father, who is part of the household she informs. His lineage connects Rebekah to Abraham's family, fulfilling the servant's mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_obedience.htm">Faithful Obedience</a></b><br>Rebekah's immediate response to share the news with her family demonstrates a heart of obedience and transparency. Believers are encouraged to be prompt in sharing God's work in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_appointments.htm">Divine Appointments</a></b><br>The meeting at the well was not by chance but orchestrated by God. We should be attentive to divine appointments in our own lives, recognizing God's hand in our daily interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_community.htm">Family and Community</a></b><br>Rebekah's action of informing her household underscores the importance of family and community in God's plans. We are reminded to involve and inform our families in spiritual matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The unfolding events in this chapter highlight God's faithfulness to His promises. Trusting in God's timing and provision is crucial for believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_women_in_scripture.htm">Role of Women in Scripture</a></b><br>Rebekah's proactive role in this account challenges us to recognize and value the significant contributions of women in God's redemptive history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_support_song_of_solomon_8_2-4.htm">Are there any archaeological findings that corroborate the cultural practices alluded to in Song of Solomon 8:2–4, or are these references purely poetic? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_speak_to_idolater_laban.htm">In Genesis 31:24, why would God communicate with Laban if Laban worshipped other gods, and how does this align with other biblical passages about idolatry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_reaffirm_jacob's_name_as_israel.htm">(Genesis 35:9-10) Why does God reaffirm Jacob's name to Israel here, even though it was already changed in Genesis 32:28?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_teachings_on_family.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on family?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">The damsel ran, and told (them of) her mother's house.</span>--The words inserted in italics are worse than useless. The wife of a sheik has a separate tent (<a href="/genesis/24-67.htm" title="And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.">Genesis 24:67</a>), and the result of polygamy is to make each family hold closely together. Naturally, too, the maiden would first show her mother and the women presents of so special a meaning. We even find Laban, the brother, acting as Rebekah's representative; and it is only when the final decision has to be given that Bethuel is allowed to have any voice in the matter (<a href="/genesis/24-50.htm" title="Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from the LORD: we cannot speak to you bad or good.">Genesis 24:50</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the damsel</span> - <span class="hebrew">הַגַּעַרָ</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> on ver. 16) - <span class="cmt_word">ran</span> (leaving the venerable stranger in the act of devotion), <span class="cmt_word">and told them of her mother's house</span> - a true touch of nature. With womanly instinct, discerning the possibility of a love-suit, she imparts the joyful intelligence neither to her brother nor to her father, but to her mother and the other females of the household, who lived separately from the men of the establishment - <span class="cmt_word">these things</span> - in particular of the arrival of a messenger from Abraham. Perhaps also the nose-jewel would tell its own tale. <p> CHAPTER 24:29-60 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The girl</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·‘ă·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5291.htm">Strong's 5291: </a> </span><span class="str2">A girl, maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ran</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּ֙רָץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·rāṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּגֵּ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tag·gêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her mother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">household</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵֽלֶּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">things.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(kad·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/24-28.htm">Genesis 24:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/24-28.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:28 The young lady ran and told her (Gen. 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