The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.
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The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.
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And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
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And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Genesis 24:28 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 24:48 I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.
- Genesis 24:55 Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”
- Genesis 24:67 Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
- Genesis 31:33 Laban went into Jacob’s tent, into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two female servants; but he didn’t find them. He went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 28. And the damsel ran and told them of…
28. And the damsel ran and told them of her mother’s house. It is possible, that the mother of Rebekah occupied a separate house; not that she had a family divided from that of her husband, but for the purpose of keeping her daughters and maidens under her own custody. The expression may, however, be more simply explained to mean, that she came directly to her mother’s chamber; because she could more easily relate the matter to her than to her father. It is also probable, that when Bethuel was informed of the fact, by the relation of his wife, their son Laban was sent by both of them to introduce the stranger. Other explanations are needless.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 24:28 And the damsel ran, and told [them…
Gen 24:28 And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother’s house these things.
Ver. 28. Of her mother’s house.] For the women had houses apart from the men: and the daughters were most about their mothers’ lodgings.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain of her father’s house; either because her father was…
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of her father’s house; either because her father was now dead, and Bethuel, who is hereafter mentioned, was not Laban’s father, but his brother so called; or because the women had distinct apartments in the houses, and she went first thither according to her custom.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the damsel ran,.... Having invited him to come…
And the damsel ran,.... Having invited him to come and lodge at her father's house, that he might not be brought in abruptly, she ran before to acquaint the family of what had passed:
and told them of her mother's house these things; she did not go to her father to inform him of it; some think he was dead, as Josephus (g), but the contrary appears from Gen 24:50; rather the reason was, because her mother had an house, a tent, or an apartment to herself, as women in those times and places used to have, see Gen 24:67; and because daughters are generally more free to converse with their mothers and impart things to them than to their fathers, which may be the true reason of Rebekah's conduct.
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(g) Antiqu. l. 1. c. 16. sect. 2.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 28. Her mother's house] Some have conjectured from…
Verse 28. Her mother's house] Some have conjectured from this that her father Bethuel was dead; and the person called Bethuel, Ge 24:50, was a younger brother. This is possible, but the mother's house might be mentioned were even the father alive; for in Asiatic countries the women have apartments entirely separate from those of the men, in which their little children and grown-up daughters reside with them. This was probably the case here, though it is very likely that Bethuel was dead, as the whole business appears to be conducted by Rebekah's brothers.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain and told them of her mother's house these things--the…
and told them of her mother's house these things--the female apartments. This family was in an advanced stage of pastoral life, dwelling in a settled place and a fixed habitation.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 28. Her mother’s house — The daughter naturally runs…
28. Her mother’s house — The daughter naturally runs to her mother’s tent to tell the news. But not so Rachel. See Gen_29:12.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 28. her mother’s house] Her father probably was dead.…
28. her mother’s house] Her father probably was dead. The “house” is not the building, but the “household,” cf. Gen_18:19.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) The damsel ran, and told (them of) her…
(28) The damsel ran, and told (them of) her mother’s house.—The words inserted in italics are worse than useless. The wife of a sheik has a separate tent (Gen_24:67), and the result of polygamy is to make each family hold closely together. Naturally, too, the maiden would first show her mother and the women presents of so special a meaning. We even find Laban, the brother, acting as Rebekah’s representative; and it is only when the final decision has to be given that Bethuel is allowed to have any voice in the matter (Gen_24:50).
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ran and told her mother's household
ran and told her mother's household
Here "household" stands for all the people living in her mother's house. AT: "ran to the house and told her mother and everyone there" (See: Metonymy)
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all of these things
"everything that had just happened"
Now
This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author tells background information about Rebekah. The author introduces her brother, Laban, to the story. (See: Background Information and Introduction of New and Old Participants)
When he had seen the nose ring ... and when he had heard the words of Rebekah his sister
These things happened before he ran out to the man. This tells why Laban ran out to the man. (See: Order of Events)
when he had heard the words of Rebekah his sister, "This is what the man said to me,"
This can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "when he had heard his sister Rebekah tell what the man had said to her" (See: Direct and Indirect Quotations)
behold, he
The word "behold" here adds emphasis to what follows. "it was just as she had said: he"
translationWords
household
Rebekah
Laban
fountain
camel
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