Translation commentary on Genesis 24:46

See verse 18. The servant does not report Rebekah’s addressing him as “My lord,” because it would be unsuitable for him to speak about himself in this way while relating these events to his master’s relatives.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

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