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56 But he said to them, “Don’t detain me—the Lord[a] has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return[b] to my master.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:56 tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial, indicating a reason for the preceding request.
  2. Genesis 24:56 tn After the preceding imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

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

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