Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Laban observes the jewelry on Rebekah, hears her report of the stranger’s words, and immediately leaves to locate the man at the spring.
The words — הַנֶּזֶם (ha./Ne.zem) = the ring; הַצְּמָדִים (ha./tze.mi.Dim) = the bracelets.
The thread — The verse connects visual confirmation to physical movement, advancing the Genesis 24 narrative where Laban’s sight of the gifts directly precedes his invitation to the servant (Genesis 24:31).
Why it lands — It requires the reader to track how concrete details trigger immediate action, grounding the narrative in observable cause and effect rather than abstract theology.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.