Genesis 24:59
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
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
- 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
But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
Read in contextGenesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
Read in contextGenesis 24:53
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
Read in contextNumbers 11:12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
Read in contextGenesis 24:50
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
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