Genesis 24:56
But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
57And they said, Let us call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.
Proverbs 25:25As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, 1 So is a good message from a land far off. 1
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 →