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Genesis 24:56

Guidance and decisionsGod's will and calling

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.”

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

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.”

58 They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.

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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 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.”
KJV
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
WEB
He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”
ASV
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.
DARBY
And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.
BLB
And he said to them, “Do not delay me, since YHWH has prospered my way. Send me away so that I may go to my lord.”
ÅB
Men han sa til dem: Hold meg ikke tilbake, nå da Herren har latt min reise lykkes! La meg få ta avsted, så jeg kan komme hjem til min herre!
OTB
Men han sa til dem: "Ikke forsink meg, nå som Herren har gjort min reise vellykket. Send meg på vei så jeg kan dra til min herre."
B1930
Men han sa til dem: Hold mig ikke tilbake, nu da Herren har latt min reise lykkes! La mig få ta avsted, så jeg kan komme hjem til min herre!

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 48:15

    I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.

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  • Proverbs 25:25

    Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

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  • Joshua 1:8

    This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

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  • Genesis 45:9–13

    Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

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