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# When he had seen the nose ring ... and when he had heard the words of Rebekah his sister
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These things happened before he ran out to the man. This tells why Laban ran out to the man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-events]])
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# when he had heard the words of Rebekah his sister, "This is what the man said to me,"
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This can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "when he had heard his sister Rebekah tell what the man had said to her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations]])
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# behold, he
The word "behold" here adds emphasis to what follows. "it was just as she had said: he"