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Genesis 24:59 KJV
Genesis · chapter 24 · verse 59
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.Genesis 24:59 · King James Version
Genesis 24:59 in context
57And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60And 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.
61And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Abraham'sʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- RebekahRibqâhRibkah, the wife of IsaacH7259 →
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- sisterʼâchôwtha sister , literally and figuratively)H269 →
- nurseyânaqto suckH3243 →
- awayshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
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Rebekah is here taking leave of her father's house; and 1. Abraham's servant presses for a dismission. Though he and his company were very welcome, and very cheerful there, yet he said, Send me away (Gen 24:54), and again, Gen 24:56. He knew his master would expect him home with some impatience;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 54-61