Genesis 24:29

24:29 (Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban.) ¹  Laban rushed out to meet the man at the spring.

Genesis 24:50

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

[24:29]  ¹ tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause introduces the audience to Laban, who will eventually play an important role in the unfolding story.

[24:50]  ² tn Heb “From the Lord the matter has gone out.”

[24:50]  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.