55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so;(A) then you[a] may go.”

56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has granted success(B) to my journey. Send me on my way(C) so I may go to my master.”

57 Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.”(D) 58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?”

“I will go,”(E) she said.

59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way,(F) along with her nurse(G) and Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed(H) Rebekah and said to her,

“Our sister, may you increase
    to thousands upon thousands;(I)
may your offspring possess
    the cities of their enemies.”(J)

61 Then Rebekah and her attendants(K) got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:55 Or she

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

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

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.

61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

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