Genesis 24:33

24:33 When food was served, ¹  he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.” ²  “Tell us,” Laban said. ³ 

Genesis 24:56

24:56 But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord ⁴  has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return ⁵  to my master.”

[24:33]  ¹ tn Heb “and food was placed before him.”

[24:33]  ² tn Heb “my words.”

[24:33]  ³ tc Some ancient textual witnesses have a plural verb, “and they said.”

[24:56]  ⁴ tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial, indicating a reason for the preceding request.

[24:56]  ⁵ tn After the preceding imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.