Genesis 29:19

29:19 Laban replied, “I’d rather give her to you than to another man. ¹  Stay with me.”

Genesis 24:29

24:29 (Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban.) ²  Laban rushed out to meet the man at the spring.

Genesis 30:34

30:34 “Agreed!” said Laban, “It will be as you say.” ³ 

Genesis 31:55

31:55 (32:1) ⁴  Early in the morning Laban kissed ⁵  his grandchildren ⁶  and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. ⁷ 

Genesis 29:22

29:22 So Laban invited all the people ⁸  of that place and prepared a feast.

¹ tn Heb “Better my giving her to you than my giving her to another man.”

² tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause introduces the audience to Laban, who will eventually play an important role in the unfolding story.

³ tn Heb “and Laban said, ‘Good, let it be according to your word.’” On the asseverative use of the particle לוּ (lu) here, see HALOT 521 s.v. לוּ.

⁴ sn Beginning with 31:55, the verse numbers in the English Bible through 32:32 differ by one from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 31:55 ET = 32:1 HT, 32:1 ET = 32:2 HT, etc., through 32:32 ET = 32:33 HT. From 33:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

⁵ tn Heb “and Laban got up early in the morning and he kissed.”

⁶ tn Heb “his sons.”

⁷ tn Heb “to his place.”

⁵ tn Heb “men.”