Genesis 24:56

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַל ־ תְּאַחֲרוּ אֹתִי וַֽיהוָה הִצְלִיחַ דַּרְכִּי שַׁלְּחוּנִי וְאֵלְכָה לַֽאדֹנִֽי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

55וַיֹּאמֶר אָחִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ תֵּשֵׁב הַנַּעֲרָ אִתָּנוּ יָמִים אוֹ עָשׂוֹר אַחַר תֵּלֵֽךְ ׃

57וַיֹּאמְרוּ נִקְרָא לַֽנַּעֲרָ וְנִשְׁאֲלָה אֶת ־ פִּֽיהָ ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 45:9מַהֲרוּ וַעֲלוּ אֶל ־ אָבִי וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר בִּנְךָ יוֹסֵף שָׂמַנִי אֱלֹהִים לְאָדוֹן לְכָל ־ מִצְרָיִם רְדָה אֵלַי אַֽל ־ תַּעֲמֹֽד ׃

Proverbs 25:25מַיִם קָרִים עַל ־ נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָֽק ׃

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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