Genesis 24:55

24:55 But Rebekah’s ¹  brother and her mother replied, “Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go.”

Genesis 44:19

44:19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

Genesis 24:50

24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “This is the Lord’s doing. ²  Our wishes are of no concern. ³ 

Genesis 44:8

44:8 Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

Genesis 24:49

24:49 Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way.” ⁴ 

Genesis 31:43

31:43 Laban replied ⁵  to Jacob, “These women ⁶  are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, ⁷  and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today ⁸  or the children to whom they have given birth?

¹ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Rebekah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “From the Lord the matter has gone out.”

³ tn Heb “We are not able to speak to you bad or good.” This means that Laban and Bethuel could not say one way or the other what they wanted, for they viewed it as God’s will.

³ tn Heb “and I will turn to the right or to the left.” The expression apparently means that Abraham’s servant will know where he should go if there is no further business here.

⁴ tn Heb “answered and said.”

⁵ tn Heb “daughters.”

⁶ tn Heb “children.”

⁷ tn Heb “but to my daughters what can I do to these today?”