Genesis 24:55

And her brother said, and her mother, Let the maiden abide with us a season of time, or ten months; after that she shall go.

Targum Onkelos

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 they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and they lodged and arose in the morning. And he said, Send me to my master.

56And he said to them, Keep me not back: the Lord will direct my way, and I will proceed to my master.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:29And if a man sell a dwelling house in a town surrounded with a wall, he may redeem it within the full year of the sale of it; within that time shall be its redemption.

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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