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Genesis 24:32

Context

24:32 So Abraham’s servant 1  went to the house and unloaded 2  the camels. Straw and feed were given 3  to the camels, and water was provided so that he and the men who were with him could wash their feet. 4 

Genesis 43:24

Context

43:24 The servant in charge 5  brought the men into Joseph’s house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave food to their donkeys.

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[24:32]  1 tn Heb “the man”; the referent (Abraham’s servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:32]  2 tn Some translations (e.g., NEB, NASB, NRSV) understand Laban to be the subject of this and the following verbs or take the subject of this and the following verbs as indefinite (referring to an unnamed servant; e.g., NAB, NIV).

[24:32]  3 tn Heb “and [one] gave.” The verb without an expressed subject may be translated as passive.

[24:32]  4 tn Heb “and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.”

[43:24]  5 tn Heb “the man.”



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