Genesis 24 · Verse 54

Genesis 24:54

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.
Genesis 24:54, King James Version

Genesis 24:54 in other translations

BSBThen he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”
WEBThey ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd they eat and drink, he and the men who are with him, and lodge all night; and they rise in the morning, and he saith, ‘Send me to my lord;'
DARBYAnd they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and lodged. And they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away to my master.
BBEThen he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.
WebsterAnd they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose in the morning, and he said, Send me away to my master.

What does Genesis 24:54 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 54 And they did eat and drink - When Eliezer had got a favorable answer, then he and his servants sat down to meat; this he had refused to do till he had told his message, Gen 24:33.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 24:54-67
Abraham's servant, as one that chose his work before his pleasure, was for hastening home. Lingering and loitering no way become a wise and good man who is faithful to his duty. As children ought not to marry without their parents' consent, so parents ought not to marry them without their own. Rebekah consented, not only to go, but to go at once. The goodness of Rebekah's character shows there was nothing wrong in her answer, though it be not agreeable to modern customs among us. We may hope that she had such an idea of the religion and godliness in the family she was to go to, as made her willing to forget her own people and her father's house. Her friends dismiss her with suitable attendants, and with hearty good wishes. They blessed Rebekah. When our relations are entering into a new condition, we ought by prayer to commend them to the blessing and grace of God. Isaac was well employed when he met Rebekah. He went out to take the advantage of a silent evening, and a solitary place, for meditation and prayer; those divine exercises by which we converse with God and our own hearts. Holy souls love retirement; it will do us good to be often alone, if rightly employed; and we are never less alone than when alone. Observe what an affectionate son Isaac was: it was about three years since his mother died, and yet he was not, till now, comforted. See also what an affectionate husband he was to his wife. Dutiful sons promise fair to be affectionate husbands; he that fills up his first station in life with honour, is likely to do the same in those that follow.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Genesis 24:54 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.Luand they ateH398
וַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּvai.yish.Tuand they drankH8354
ה֛וּאhu'heH1931
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.Shimand the menH582
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
עִמּ֖וֹi.Mo[were] with himH5973
וַיָּלִ֑ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuand they stayed [the] nightH3885
וַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muand they aroseH6965
בַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerin the morningH1242
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שַׁלְּחֻ֥נִיsha.le.Chu.nisend away meH7971
לַֽאדֹנִֽי\׃La.do.Nito master myH113

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 24:54

  • Genesis 24:56

    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.

  • Genesis 24:59

    And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

  • Genesis 45:24

    So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

  • 2 Samuel 18:19

    Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.

  • Genesis 28:5-6

    And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan–aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother. When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan–aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

  • Ecclesiastes 7:10

    Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

  • Proverbs 22:29

    Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

  • 2 Samuel 18:27-28

    And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

  • Luke 8:38-39

    Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Send me.
56,59; 28:5,6; 45:24; 2Sa 18:19,27,28; Pr 22:29; Ec 7:10; Lu 8:38,39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 24:53

    And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

  • Genesis 24:54

    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.

  • Genesis 24:55

    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.

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Genesis 24:54 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y comieron y bebieron él y los varones que venían con él, y durmieron; y levantándose de mañana, dijo: Enviadme á mi señor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils mangèrent et burent, lui et les hommes qui étaient avec lui, et ils logèrent là; et ils se levèrent le matin, et il dit: Renvoyez-moi à mon seigneur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie aßen und tranken, er und die Männer, die bei ihm waren, und übernachteten. Und des Morgens standen sie auf, und er sprach: Entlasset mich zu meinem Herrn!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Inito convivio, vescentes pariter et bibentes manserunt ibi. Surgens autem mane, locutus est puer: Dimitte me, ut vadam ad dominum meum.