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He said, "Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels."
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Hospitality and Motives
Commentators like Matthew Henry and Charles Ellicott point out that Laban's enthusiastic welcome came only after he saw the expensive gold jewelry on his sister. While his words, "Come in, thou blessed of the Lord," sound pious, his character suggests his hospitality was significantly motivated by the prospect of material gain. This serves as a reminder to examine our own motives, even when doing good things.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”
29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”
In this circum…
19th Century
Anglican
Come in, you blessed of the Lord. —This hospitality was in the East almost a matter of course, though Laban’s earnestness…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, come in, thou blessed of the Lord Both with temporal and spiritual blessings; he concluded he was bless…
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