Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” he said. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” New Living Translation Laban said to him, “Come and stay with us, you who are blessed by the LORD! Why are you standing here outside the town when I have a room all ready for you and a place prepared for the camels?” English Standard Version He said, “Come in, O blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” Berean Standard Bible “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version And he said, “Come in, O blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.” New American Standard Bible And he said, “Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside, since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?” NASB 1995 And he said, “Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?” NASB 1977 And he said, “Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?” Legacy Standard Bible And he said, “Come in, blessed of Yahweh! Why do you stand outside since I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?” Amplified Bible And Laban said, “Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside since I have made the house ready and have prepared a place for the camels?” Christian Standard Bible Laban said, “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Laban said, “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” American Standard Version And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He said to him, “Come in, he who is blessed of LORD JEHOVAH. Why do you stand in the street and I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to him, Come in hither, thou blessed of the Lord, why standest thou without, whereas I have prepared the house and a place for the camels? Contemporary English Version Then Laban said, "The LORD has brought you safely here. Come home with me. There's no need for you to keep on standing outside. I have a room ready for you in our house, and there's also a place for your camels." Douay-Rheims Bible And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord: why standest thou without? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation He said, "Come in, you whom the LORD has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have straightened up the house and made a place for the camels." Good News Translation and said, "Come home with me. You are a man whom the LORD has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have a room ready for you in my house, and there is a place for your camels." International Standard Version "Come on," Laban said. "The LORD has blessed you! So why are you standing out here when I've prepared some space in the house and a place for the camels?" JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said: 'Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have cleared the house, and made room for the camels.' Literal Standard Version And he says, “Come in, O blessed one of YHWH! Why do you stand outside—and I have prepared the house and place for the camels?” Majority Standard Bible “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” New American Bible He said: “Come, blessed of the LORD! Why are you standing outside when I have made the house ready, as well as a place for the camels?” NET Bible 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?" New Revised Standard Version He said, “Come in, O blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside when I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?” New Heart English Bible He said, "Come in, you blessed of God. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels." Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; why standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. World English Bible He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.” Young's Literal Translation And he saith, 'Come in, O blessed one of Jehovah, why standest thou without, and I -- I have prepared the house and place for the camels!' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rebekah is Chosen…30As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring. 31“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” 32So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.… Cross References Genesis 18:3 "My lord," said Abraham, "if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. Genesis 19:2 and said, "My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way." "No," they answered, "we will spend the night in the square." Genesis 19:3 But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. Genesis 24:30 As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and heard Rebekah's words, "The man said this to me," he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring. Genesis 26:29 that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD." Genesis 29:13 When Laban heard the news about his sister's son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened. Ruth 3:10 Then Boaz said, "May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. Treasury of Scripture And he said, Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why stand you without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. thou. Genesis 26:29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. Judges 17:2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. Ruth 3:10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. for I. Genesis 24:25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. Jump to Previous Blessed Blessing Camels Cleared House Outside Prepared Ready Room Stand Standest Standing WhereforeJump to Next Blessed Blessing Camels Cleared House Outside Prepared Ready Room Stand Standest Standing WhereforeGenesis 24 1. Abraham swears his servant.10. The servant's journey. 12. His prayer. 14. His sign. 15. Rebekah meets him; 18. fulfils his sign; 22. receives jewels; 23. shows her kindred; 25. and invites him home. 26. The servant blesses God. 29. Laban entertains him. 34. The servant shows his message. 50. Laban and Bethuel approve it. 58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs. 62. Isaac meets and marries her. (31) Come in, thou blessed of the Lord.--This hospitality was in the East almost a matter of course, though Laban's earnestness may have been increased by the sight of his sister's golden ornaments. More remarkable is it that Laban addresses the servant as "blessed of Jehovah;" for we learn in Joshua 24:2 that the monotheism of Nahor and his family was by no means pure. Still, neither were they idolaters, and the "other gods" whom they served were probably teraphim, as certainly were the gods of Laban mentioned in Genesis 31:30. Even to the last these household gods seem to have retained a hold upon the affections of the nation (Hosea 3:4); and probably most uneducated minds, even when their religion is in the main. true, have nevertheless a tendency to add on to it some superstitions, especially in the way of fashioning for themselves some lower mediator.Verse 31. - And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord. בְּרוּך יהוָה (cf. Genesis 26:29; Numbers 24:9); the usual form being לַיַהוָה (vide Genesis 14:19; Ruth 2:20; 1 Samuel 15:13). Though Laban was an idolater (Genesis 31:30), it seems more satisfactory to regard him as belonging to a family in which the worship of Jehovah had originated, and by which it was still retained (Murphy, Wordsworth), than to suppose that he first learnt the name Jehovah from the servant's address (Keil, Lange, Hengstenberg). Wherefore standest thou without? (as if his not accepting Rebekah's invitation were almost a reflection on, the hospitality of the house of Abraham s kinsmen) for (literally, arid, in expectation of thine arrival) I have prepared the house, - or, put the house in order, by clearing it from things in confusion (cf. Leviticus 14:36) - and room (i.e. place) for the camels. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Come,בּ֖וֹא (bō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go you who are blessed בְּר֣וּךְ (bə·rūḵ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse by the LORD,” יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said Laban. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Why לָ֤מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what are you standing תַעֲמֹד֙ (ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations out here? בַּח֔וּץ (ba·ḥūṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors I וְאָנֹכִי֙ (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I have prepared פִּנִּ֣יתִי (pin·nî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look the house הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house and a place וּמָק֖וֹם (ū·mā·qō·wm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition for the camels.” לַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ (lag·gə·mal·lîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1581: A camel Links Genesis 24:31 NIVGenesis 24:31 NLT Genesis 24:31 ESV Genesis 24:31 NASB Genesis 24:31 KJV Genesis 24:31 BibleApps.com Genesis 24:31 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:31 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:31 French Bible Genesis 24:31 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 24:31 He said Come in you blessed (Gen. 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