Genesis 24:59
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
Genesis 24:59 in other translations
| BSB | So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men. |
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| WEB | They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men. |
| ASV | And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. |
| YLT | And they send away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men; |
| DARBY | And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. |
| BBE | So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with Abraham's servant and his men. |
| Webster | And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. |
What does Genesis 24:59 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Genesis 24:59 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:59
- Genesis 35:8
But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.
- Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
- 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
- Numbers 11:12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
- Genesis 24:50
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
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Context
- 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.
- Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
Genesis 24:59 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces dejaron ir á Rebeca su hermana, y á su nodriza, y al criado de Abraham y á sus hombres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils firent partir Rebecca, leur sœur, et sa nourrice, et le serviteur d’Abraham et ses gens. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie entließen ihre Schwester Rebekka mit ihrer Amme und den Knecht Abrahams und seine Männer. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dimiserunt ergo eam, et nutricem illius, servumque Abraham, et comites ejus, |