“Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” Laban said, “Speak on.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 24 contains 67 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.