Gen 24:31 | NET2full | STEP | Laban said to him, “ Come , you who are blessed by the Lord ! Why are you standing out here when I have prepared the house and a place for the camels ?”

‏ Genesis 24:31

31 Laban said to him, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he said.” The referent (Laban) has been specified and the words “to him” supplied in the translation for clarity.} “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! ^{▼▼sn Laban’s obsession with wealth is apparent; to him it represents how one is blessed by the Lord. Already the author is laying the foundation for subsequent events in the narrative, where Laban’s greed becomes his dominant characteristic.} Why are you standing out here when I have prepared ^{▼▼tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial.} the house and a place for the camels?”