Genesis 24:56
Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
57And they said: Let us call the maid, and ask her will.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt: come down to me, linger not.
Proverbs 25:25As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.
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 →