Genesis 24:58
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.”
They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
- KJV
- And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
- WEB
- They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
- ASV
- And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
- DARBY
- And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
- BLB
- And they called for Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.”
- ÅB
- Så kalte de på Rebekka og sa til henne: Vil du reise med denne mann? Hun svarte: Ja, det vil jeg. -
- OTB
- Så kalte de Rebekka og spurte henne: "Vil du dra med denne mannen?" Hun sa: "Jeg vil dra."
- B1930
- Så kalte de på Rebekka og sa til henne: Vil du reise med denne mann? Hun svarte: Ja, det vil jeg. -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 1:38
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
Read in contextPsalms 45:10–11
Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
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