Genesis 24 · Verse 58

Genesis 24:58

And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Genesis 24:58, King James Version

Genesis 24:58 in other translations

BSBThey called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
WEBThey called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
ASVAnd they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
YLTand they call for Rebekah, and say unto her, ‘Dost thou go with this man?' and she saith, ‘I go.'
DARBYAnd they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
BBEAnd they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.
WebsterAnd they called Rebekah, and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

What does Genesis 24:58 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 58 Wilt thou go with this man? - So it appears it was left ultimately to the choice of Rebekah whether she would accept the proposals now made to her, unless we suppose that the question meant, Wilt thou go immediately, or stay with us a month longer? She said, I will go - It fully appears to be the will of God that it should be so, and I consent. This at once determined the whole business.

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…

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Genesis 24:58 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.

וַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they summonedH7121
לְרִבְקָה֙le.riv.Kah<to> RebekahH7259
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413
הֲתֵלְכִ֖יha.te.le.Khi¿ will you goH1980
עִם\־'im-withH5973
הָאִ֣ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
אֵלֵֽךְ\׃'e.LekhI will goH1980

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

Cross references for Genesis 24:58

  • Luke 1:38

    And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

  • Psalms 45:10-11

    Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 45:10,11; Lu 1:38

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Context

  • Genesis 24:57

    And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

  • Genesis 24:58

    And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

  • Genesis 24:59

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

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Genesis 24:58 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y llamaron á Rebeca, y dijéronle: ¿Irás tú con este varón? Y ella respondió: Sí, iré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils appelèrent Rebecca, et lui dirent: Iras-tu avec cet homme? Et elle dit: J’irai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie riefen Rebekka und sprachen zu ihr: Willst du mit diesem Manne gehen? Und sie antwortete: Ich will gehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque vocata venisset, sciscitati sunt: Vis ire cum homine isto? Quæ ait: Vadam.