Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bethuel » Son of nahor, father of rebekah
Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These are the eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Before he finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.
Verse Concepts
My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered.
Verse Concepts
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Verse Concepts
Go to Mesopotamia instead, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel. Marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.
Verse Concepts
Isaac then sent Jacob to stay with Rebekah's brother Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean.
Verse Concepts
Marriage » Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations
My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered.
Verse Concepts
Go to Mesopotamia instead, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel. Marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.
Verse Concepts
Besides, she is my sister. She is my father's daughter, but not my mother's. She is also my wife.
Verse Concepts
Milcah » The wife of nahor and the mother of bethuel
Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Verse Concepts
Before he finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.
Verse Concepts
My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered.
Verse Concepts
Abraham's brother Nahor had married Milcah, and Abraham was later told that they had eight sons. Uz was their firstborn. Buz was next. Then there was Kemuel who became the father of Aram. Their other five sons were Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. read more.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These are the eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These are the eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Then I asked her: 'Whose daughter are you?' She said: 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.
Verse Concepts
Nahor » Brother of abraham » Marriage and descendants of
Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Verse Concepts
Before he finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.
Verse Concepts
My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered.
Verse Concepts
Abraham's brother Nahor had married Milcah, and Abraham was later told that they had eight sons. Uz was their firstborn. Buz was next. Then there was Kemuel who became the father of Aram. Their other five sons were Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. read more.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These are the eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. His concubine, Reumah, also bore Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These are the eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. His concubine, Reumah, also bore Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.
This is the genealogy of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
Prayer » Answered » Abraham's servant, for guidance
He said: O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today. Show loving-kindness to my master Abraham. I am standing by the spring. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. Let there be the girl to whom I say: 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and who answers: 'Drink, and I will water your camels also.' May she be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown loving-kindness to my master. read more.
Before he finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. The girl was a very attractive virgin. No man had ever had sexual intercourse with her. She went to the spring and filled her jar, and came back. The servant ran to meet her and said: Please give me a drink of water. Drink, my lord, she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and gave him a drink. When she finished giving him a drink, she said: I will also keep drawing water for your camels until they have had enough to drink. She quickly emptied her jar into the water trough. Then she ran back to the well to draw more water. She drew enough for all his camels. The man quietly watched her to see whether or not Jehovah made his trip successful. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces. He said: Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in his house for my men and me to spend the night? My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered. There is plenty of straw and fodder at our house. There is also a place for you to stay. The man knelt down and worshiped Jehovah. He said: Praise Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He has faithfully kept his promise to my master. Jehovah has led me straight to my master's relatives. The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the entire story. Rebecca's brother was named Laban. He ran outside to go to the well where Abraham's servant was. Laban had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms and had heard her say what the man told her. He went to Abraham's servant, who was standing by his camels at the well, and said: Come home with me. You are a man Jehovah has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have a room ready for you in my house. There is a place for your camels. The man went into the house. Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet. Food was brought. The man said: I will not eat until I have said what I have to say. Laban responded: Go ahead and speak. I am the servant of Abraham, he began. Jehovah has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys. Sarah, my master's wife, did not have any children until she was very old. Then she had a son, and my master has given him everything. I solemnly promised my master I would do what he said. He told me: 'Do not choose a wife for my son from the women in this land of Canaan. Go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for my son from among my relatives.' I asked my master: 'What if the young woman refuses to come with me?' He said to me: 'Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you to make your journey successful. You will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house. If my relatives do not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath.' I came to the spring today. I prayed to Jehovah: 'God of my master Abraham, if now you will make my journey successful, make it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, Please let me drink a little water from your jar, And she will say to me, You drink, and I will draw for your camels also, let her be the woman whom Jehovah has appointed for my master's son.' Before I had finished speaking in my heart, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also'; so I drank, and she watered the camels also. Then I asked her: 'Whose daughter are you?' She said: 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. I bowed low and worshiped Jehovah, and praised Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. If you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left. Laban and Bethuel replied: The matter comes from Jehovah. We cannot speak to you bad or good. Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go. Let her be the wife of your master's son, as Jehovah has spoken. Abraham's servant heard their answer. Then he bowed down to Jehovah.
Before he finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. The girl was a very attractive virgin. No man had ever had sexual intercourse with her. She went to the spring and filled her jar, and came back. The servant ran to meet her and said: Please give me a drink of water. Drink, my lord, she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and gave him a drink. When she finished giving him a drink, she said: I will also keep drawing water for your camels until they have had enough to drink. She quickly emptied her jar into the water trough. Then she ran back to the well to draw more water. She drew enough for all his camels. The man quietly watched her to see whether or not Jehovah made his trip successful. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces. He said: Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in his house for my men and me to spend the night? My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered. There is plenty of straw and fodder at our house. There is also a place for you to stay. The man knelt down and worshiped Jehovah. He said: Praise Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He has faithfully kept his promise to my master. Jehovah has led me straight to my master's relatives. The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the entire story. Rebecca's brother was named Laban. He ran outside to go to the well where Abraham's servant was. Laban had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms and had heard her say what the man told her. He went to Abraham's servant, who was standing by his camels at the well, and said: Come home with me. You are a man Jehovah has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have a room ready for you in my house. There is a place for your camels. The man went into the house. Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet. Food was brought. The man said: I will not eat until I have said what I have to say. Laban responded: Go ahead and speak. I am the servant of Abraham, he began. Jehovah has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys. Sarah, my master's wife, did not have any children until she was very old. Then she had a son, and my master has given him everything. I solemnly promised my master I would do what he said. He told me: 'Do not choose a wife for my son from the women in this land of Canaan. Go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for my son from among my relatives.' I asked my master: 'What if the young woman refuses to come with me?' He said to me: 'Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you to make your journey successful. You will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house. If my relatives do not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath.' I came to the spring today. I prayed to Jehovah: 'God of my master Abraham, if now you will make my journey successful, make it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, Please let me drink a little water from your jar, And she will say to me, You drink, and I will draw for your camels also, let her be the woman whom Jehovah has appointed for my master's son.' Before I had finished speaking in my heart, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also'; so I drank, and she watered the camels also. Then I asked her: 'Whose daughter are you?' She said: 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. I bowed low and worshiped Jehovah, and praised Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. If you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left. Laban and Bethuel replied: The matter comes from Jehovah. We cannot speak to you bad or good. Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go. Let her be the wife of your master's son, as Jehovah has spoken. Abraham's servant heard their answer. Then he bowed down to Jehovah.
Prayer, answers to » Abraham's servant
Before he finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. The girl was a very attractive virgin. No man had ever had sexual intercourse with her. She went to the spring and filled her jar, and came back. The servant ran to meet her and said: Please give me a drink of water. read more.
Drink, my lord, she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and gave him a drink. When she finished giving him a drink, she said: I will also keep drawing water for your camels until they have had enough to drink. She quickly emptied her jar into the water trough. Then she ran back to the well to draw more water. She drew enough for all his camels. The man quietly watched her to see whether or not Jehovah made his trip successful. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces. He said: Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in his house for my men and me to spend the night? My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered. There is plenty of straw and fodder at our house. There is also a place for you to stay. The man knelt down and worshiped Jehovah. He said: Praise Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He has faithfully kept his promise to my master. Jehovah has led me straight to my master's relatives.
Drink, my lord, she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and gave him a drink. When she finished giving him a drink, she said: I will also keep drawing water for your camels until they have had enough to drink. She quickly emptied her jar into the water trough. Then she ran back to the well to draw more water. She drew enough for all his camels. The man quietly watched her to see whether or not Jehovah made his trip successful. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces. He said: Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in his house for my men and me to spend the night? My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered. There is plenty of straw and fodder at our house. There is also a place for you to stay. The man knelt down and worshiped Jehovah. He said: Praise Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He has faithfully kept his promise to my master. Jehovah has led me straight to my master's relatives.
Rebekah (rebecca) » Becomes isaac's wife
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Verse Concepts
Before he finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. The girl was a very attractive virgin. No man had ever had sexual intercourse with her. She went to the spring and filled her jar, and came back. The servant ran to meet her and said: Please give me a drink of water. read more.
Drink, my lord, she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and gave him a drink. When she finished giving him a drink, she said: I will also keep drawing water for your camels until they have had enough to drink. She quickly emptied her jar into the water trough. Then she ran back to the well to draw more water. She drew enough for all his camels. The man quietly watched her to see whether or not Jehovah made his trip successful. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces. He said: Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in his house for my men and me to spend the night? My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered. There is plenty of straw and fodder at our house. There is also a place for you to stay. The man knelt down and worshiped Jehovah. He said: Praise Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He has faithfully kept his promise to my master. Jehovah has led me straight to my master's relatives. The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the entire story. Rebecca's brother was named Laban. He ran outside to go to the well where Abraham's servant was. Laban had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms and had heard her say what the man told her. He went to Abraham's servant, who was standing by his camels at the well, and said: Come home with me. You are a man Jehovah has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have a room ready for you in my house. There is a place for your camels. The man went into the house. Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet. Food was brought. The man said: I will not eat until I have said what I have to say. Laban responded: Go ahead and speak. I am the servant of Abraham, he began. Jehovah has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys. Sarah, my master's wife, did not have any children until she was very old. Then she had a son, and my master has given him everything. I solemnly promised my master I would do what he said. He told me: 'Do not choose a wife for my son from the women in this land of Canaan. Go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for my son from among my relatives.' I asked my master: 'What if the young woman refuses to come with me?' He said to me: 'Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you to make your journey successful. You will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house. If my relatives do not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath.' I came to the spring today. I prayed to Jehovah: 'God of my master Abraham, if now you will make my journey successful, make it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, Please let me drink a little water from your jar, And she will say to me, You drink, and I will draw for your camels also, let her be the woman whom Jehovah has appointed for my master's son.' Before I had finished speaking in my heart, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also'; so I drank, and she watered the camels also. Then I asked her: 'Whose daughter are you?' She said: 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. I bowed low and worshiped Jehovah, and praised Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. If you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left. Laban and Bethuel replied: The matter comes from Jehovah. We cannot speak to you bad or good. Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go. Let her be the wife of your master's son, as Jehovah has spoken. Abraham's servant heard their answer. Then he bowed down to Jehovah. The servant took out gold and silver jewelry and clothes and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother. He and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said: Let me go back to my master. Her brother and mother replied: Let the girl stay with us ten days or so. After that she may go. He said: Do not make us stay. Jehovah has made my journey a success. Let me go back to my master. They answered: Let us call her and find out what she has to say. They called Rebecca and asked: Do you want to go with this man? Yes, she answered. They allowed Rebecca and her old family servant to go with Abraham's servant and his men. They gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies! Rebecca and her young women got ready. They mounted the camels to go with Abraham's servant, and they all started out. Isaac had come into the wilderness of The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me. He was staying in the southern part of Canaan. He went out in the early evening to take a walk in the fields. He saw camels coming. Rebecca saw Isaac and she got down from her camel She asked Abraham's servant: Who is that man walking toward us in the field? He is my master, the servant answered. So she took her veil (scarf) and covered her face. The servant told Isaac everything he had done. Isaac brought Rebecca into the tent that his mother Sarah had lived in. She became his wife. Isaac loved Rebecca. He was comforted for the loss of his mother.
Drink, my lord, she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and gave him a drink. When she finished giving him a drink, she said: I will also keep drawing water for your camels until they have had enough to drink. She quickly emptied her jar into the water trough. Then she ran back to the well to draw more water. She drew enough for all his camels. The man quietly watched her to see whether or not Jehovah made his trip successful. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces. He said: Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in his house for my men and me to spend the night? My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered. There is plenty of straw and fodder at our house. There is also a place for you to stay. The man knelt down and worshiped Jehovah. He said: Praise Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He has faithfully kept his promise to my master. Jehovah has led me straight to my master's relatives. The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the entire story. Rebecca's brother was named Laban. He ran outside to go to the well where Abraham's servant was. Laban had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms and had heard her say what the man told her. He went to Abraham's servant, who was standing by his camels at the well, and said: Come home with me. You are a man Jehovah has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have a room ready for you in my house. There is a place for your camels. The man went into the house. Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet. Food was brought. The man said: I will not eat until I have said what I have to say. Laban responded: Go ahead and speak. I am the servant of Abraham, he began. Jehovah has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys. Sarah, my master's wife, did not have any children until she was very old. Then she had a son, and my master has given him everything. I solemnly promised my master I would do what he said. He told me: 'Do not choose a wife for my son from the women in this land of Canaan. Go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for my son from among my relatives.' I asked my master: 'What if the young woman refuses to come with me?' He said to me: 'Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you to make your journey successful. You will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house. If my relatives do not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath.' I came to the spring today. I prayed to Jehovah: 'God of my master Abraham, if now you will make my journey successful, make it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, Please let me drink a little water from your jar, And she will say to me, You drink, and I will draw for your camels also, let her be the woman whom Jehovah has appointed for my master's son.' Before I had finished speaking in my heart, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also'; so I drank, and she watered the camels also. Then I asked her: 'Whose daughter are you?' She said: 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. I bowed low and worshiped Jehovah, and praised Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham. He guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. If you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left. Laban and Bethuel replied: The matter comes from Jehovah. We cannot speak to you bad or good. Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go. Let her be the wife of your master's son, as Jehovah has spoken. Abraham's servant heard their answer. Then he bowed down to Jehovah. The servant took out gold and silver jewelry and clothes and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother. He and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said: Let me go back to my master. Her brother and mother replied: Let the girl stay with us ten days or so. After that she may go. He said: Do not make us stay. Jehovah has made my journey a success. Let me go back to my master. They answered: Let us call her and find out what she has to say. They called Rebecca and asked: Do you want to go with this man? Yes, she answered. They allowed Rebecca and her old family servant to go with Abraham's servant and his men. They gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies! Rebecca and her young women got ready. They mounted the camels to go with Abraham's servant, and they all started out. Isaac had come into the wilderness of The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me. He was staying in the southern part of Canaan. He went out in the early evening to take a walk in the fields. He saw camels coming. Rebecca saw Isaac and she got down from her camel She asked Abraham's servant: Who is that man walking toward us in the field? He is my master, the servant answered. So she took her veil (scarf) and covered her face. The servant told Isaac everything he had done. Isaac brought Rebecca into the tent that his mother Sarah had lived in. She became his wife. Isaac loved Rebecca. He was comforted for the loss of his mother.
Travelers » Generally treated with great hospitality
My lords, he said, come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may get up in the morning as early as you like and be on your way again. Oh no, they said, We will spend the night out here in the city square.
Verse Concepts
My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah, she answered.
Verse Concepts
Abraham said: My Lord, if I have now found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. Please. Let a little water be brought. Wash your feet and rest under the tree. I will bring a bite to eat to refresh you. Stay a while before you continue your journey. They responded: Very well, do as you have said. read more.
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said: Quick! Make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes. Then Abraham ran to the herd. He selected a fat calf and told a servant to butcher it and prepare it. He took butter and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree as they ate.
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said: Quick! Make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes. Then Abraham ran to the herd. He selected a fat calf and told a servant to butcher it and prepare it. He took butter and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree as they ate.
The man went into the house. Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet. Food was brought. The man said: I will not eat until I have said what I have to say. Laban responded: Go ahead and speak.