Genesis 24:59
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.
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.”
61 Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
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
- So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
- KJV
- And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
- WEB
- They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
- ASV
- And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham`s servant, and his men.
- DARBY
- And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
- BLB
- And they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his men.
- ÅB
- Så lot de Rebekka, sin søster, og hennes fostermor og Abrahams tjener og hans menn reise.
- OTB
- Så sendte de Rebekka, deres søster, på hennes reise, sammen med hennes amme og Abrahams tjener og hans menn.
- B1930
- Så lot de Rebekka, sin søster, og hennes fostermor og Abrahams tjener og hans menn reise.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 35:8
Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
Read in contextGenesis 24:60
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.”
Read in contextGenesis 24:53
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.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
Read in contextNumbers 11:12
Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?
Read in contextGenesis 24:50
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
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