Gen 24:50-51 | KD | STEP | Laban and Bethuel recognised in this the guidance of God, and said, “ From Jehovah (the God of Abraham) the thing proceedeth; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good, ” i.e., cannot add a word, cannot alter anything (Num 24:13; ). That Rebekah’s brother Laban should have taken part with her father in deciding, was in accordance with the usual custom (cf. , , ; Jdg 21:22; ), which may have arisen from the prevalence of polygamy, and the readiness of the father to neglect the children (daughters) of the wife he cared for least.

‏ Genesis 24:50-51

Laban and Bethuel recognised in this the guidance of God, and said, “From Jehovah (the God of Abraham) the thing proceedeth; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good,” i.e., cannot add a word, cannot alter anything (Num 24:13; 2Sa 13:22). That Rebekah’s brother Laban should have taken part with her father in deciding, was in accordance with the usual custom (cf. Gen 34:5, Gen 34:11, Gen 34:25; Jdg 21:22; 2Sa 13:22), which may have arisen from the prevalence of polygamy, and the readiness of the father to neglect the children (daughters) of the wife he cared for least.