Genesis 24:55

Then said her brother and her mother, Let the young woman remain with us some days or rather ten,—After that, she shall go.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 did eat and drink he, and the men who were with him, and they tarried the night,—and when they arose in the morning, he said Let me go unto my lord!

56And he said unto them, Do not hinder me, when, Yahweh, hath prospered my journey,—Let me go, that I may take my journey unto my lord!

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:29And, when, any man, selleth a dwelling-house in a walled city, then shall his right of redemption remain until the completion of a year after he sold it,—for, [a year of] days, shall his right of redemption remain.

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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