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Genesis 24:55

53 Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

54 Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”

But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”

56 But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”

57 So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
KJV
And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
WEB
Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”
ASV
And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten. After that she shall go.
DARBY
And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.
BLB
And her brother said—and her mother—“Let the young woman stay with us [a few] days, or ten [days]. Afterward she may go.”
ÅB
Da sa hennes bror og hennes mor: La piken bli hos oss en tid, en ti dager eller så! Siden kan du reise.
OTB
Men hennes bror og hennes mor sa: "La den unge kvinnen bli hos oss noen dager, si ti; så kan hun dra."
B1930
Da sa hennes bror og hennes mor: La piken bli hos oss en tid, en ti dager eller så! Siden kan du reise.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 25:29

    If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.

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  • Genesis 4:3

    So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

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  • Judges 14:8

    When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.

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