Genesis 24:57

And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision.

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In The King James Version

And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

In Context

56And he said, Do not keep me; the Lord has given a good outcome to my journey; let me now go back to my master.

58And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.

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Cross References

Numbers 36:6This is the order of the Lord about the daughters of Zelophehad: The Lord says, Let them take as their husbands whoever is most pleasing to them, but only among the family of their father's tribe.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:55-62

Rebekah's Departure. ( b. c. 1857.) 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. 55 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. 56 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. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth. 58… Read the whole commentary →

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