Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 24:29 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 29. 29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
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Role in This Section
Laban enters the narrative as Rebekah's brother and runs out toward Abraham's servant at the well. The verse transfers the encounter from Rebekah's report into the household response.
Read It With
- Genesis 24:29–49
Read verses 29–31 together. Verse 29 introduces Laban's movement, verse 30 supplies what he saw and heard, and verse 31 records his welcome. Verse 29 alone does not explain why he runs.
Why It Needs Context
This verse begins a sequence whose motive and meaning emerge only after the jewelry, Rebekah's report, and Laban's words are supplied.
Read Genesis 24:29–33 together
Why these verses belong together: Laban's response, jewelry and report, household hospitality, offered meal, and the servant's refusal form one movement from welcome to formal business.
Verse 29. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
Verse 30. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Verse 31. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
Verse 32. 32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
Verse 33. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 24:29–49 — The Servant Recounts God's GuidanceSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? very strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, boundary, welcome, meal, speech, oath, prayer, encounter retelling, worship, decision request, later response, Isaac's inheritance, and Laban's later characterization.
Exact location: Genesis 24:29–49 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 24:1–28, 50–67; 25:5–6; and Genesis 29–31
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Blessing, life-before-God language, success, young-woman terminology, silent prayer, ring, reliable path, loyal kindness and faithfulness, and right-or-left decision idiom.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 24:29–49; lemmas and morphology for barukh, halakh liphne, tsalakh, ne'arah, dibber belebi, nezem, derekh emet, khesed ve-emet, yamin, and semol
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