Genesis 26:35

26:35 They caused Isaac and Rebekah great anxiety.

Genesis 24:29

24:29 (Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban.) Laban rushed out to meet the man at the spring.

tn Heb “And they were [a source of ] bitterness in spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.”

tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause introduces the audience to Laban, who will eventually play an important role in the unfolding story.