31:17 So Jacob immediately put his children and his wives on the camels. 1
24:32 So Abraham’s servant 2 went to the house and unloaded 3 the camels. Straw and feed were given 4 to the camels, and water was provided so that he and the men who were with him could wash their feet. 5
1 tn Heb “and Jacob arose and he lifted up his sons and his wives on to the camels.”
2 tn Heb “the man”; the referent (Abraham’s servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Some translations (e.g., NEB, NASB, NRSV) understand Laban to be the subject of this and the following verbs or take the subject of this and the following verbs as indefinite (referring to an unnamed servant; e.g., NAB, NIV).
4 tn Heb “and [one] gave.” The verb without an expressed subject may be translated as passive.
5 tn Heb “and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.”
6 tn Heb “the man”; Jacob’s name has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “and there were to him.”