Genesis 24:55

And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay at least ten days with us, and afterwards she shall depart.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

54And a banquet was made, and they ate and drank together, and lodged there. And in the morning, the servant arose, and said: Let me depart, that I may go to my master.

56Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:29He that selleth a house within the walls of a city, shall have the liberty to redeem it, until one year be expired:

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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