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# General Information:
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Abraham's servant continues speaking to Rebekah's family.
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# Now therefore
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"Now." Here "Now" does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
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# if you are prepared to show covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness to my master, tell me
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How they could show the covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: "tell me if you will be faithful and trustworthy to my master by giving Rebekah to be his son's wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# you
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The word "you" refers to Laban and Bethuel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# faithfulness and trustworthiness
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These abstract nouns can be stated as "faithful and trustworthy." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# But if not
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The understood information can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "But if you are not prepared to treat my master with family faithfulness and trustworthiness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# so that I may turn to the right hand or to the left
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Possible meanings are 1) deciding what to do is spoken of as if the person will physically turn one direction or another. Alternate translation: "so that I will know what do" or 2) the servant wants to know if he needs to travel somewhere else. Alternate translation: "so that I may continue on my journey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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