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After that, she may go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us <i>a few</i> days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us <i>a few</i> days, at least ten; after that she may go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us <i>a few</i> days, say ten; afterward she may go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But her brother and her mother said, &#8220Let the girl stay with us a few days, say ten; afterward she may go.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But her brother and her mother said, “Let the girl stay with us <i>a few</i> days, say ten; afterward she may go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us <i>a few</i> days, or <i>even</i> ten; afterward she will go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Rebekah’s brother and mother said, “Let the girl stay with us a few days—at least ten; then she may go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl stay with us for about ten days. Then she can go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But her brother and mother said, &#8220Let the girl stay with us for about 10 days. Then she can go.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Let Rebekah stay with us for a week or ten days," they answered. "Then she may go." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Her brother and mother replied, "Let the girl stay with us ten days or so. After that she may go."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But Rebecca's brother and her mother said, "Let her stay with us a week or ten days, and then she may go." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But her brother and mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days—at least ten—and after that she may go."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But her brother and mother said, ?Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Rebekah's brother and her mother replied, "Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman stay with us ten days or so. After that she may go."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and her brother says—her mother also, “Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterward she goes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and her brother saith -- her mother also -- 'Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And her brother will say, and her mother, The girl shall remain with us, perhaps ten days; after that she shall go.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay at least ten days with us, and afterwards she shall depart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And her brothers and mother responded, “Let the girl remain for at least ten days with us, and after that, she will continue on.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Her brother and mother replied, “Let the young woman stay with us a short while, say ten days; after that she may go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Her brother and her mother said, “Let the girl remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And her brother and her mother said to him, Let the damsel stay with us a month, or at least a few days; and then she shall go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And her brother and her mother said to him, “The girl will dwell with us a month of days and then she will go.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And her brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/24-55.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5657" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Rebekah is Chosen</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">54</span>Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.” <span class="reftext">55</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">But her brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: wə·’im·māh (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">and mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5291.htm" title="5291: han·na·‘ă·rā (Art:: N-fs) -- A girl, maiden. Feminine of na'ar; a girl.">“Let the girl</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with us</a> <a href="/hebrew/6218.htm" title="6218: ‘ā·śō·wr (N-ms) -- A ten, decade. Or masor; from eser; ten; by abbrev. Ten strings, and so a decachord.">ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or so.</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥar (Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After that,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">she may go.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">56</span>But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Genesis 31:14-16</a></span><br />And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house? / Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us. / Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Genesis 29:18-20</a></span><br />Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” / Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.” / So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Genesis 30:25-28</a></span><br />Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland. / Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.” / But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8-12</a></span><br />But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. / Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves. / You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-16.htm">Genesis 19:16</a></span><br />But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/14-7.htm">Judges 14:7-8</a></span><br />Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes. / When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Ruth 1:8-9</a></span><br />Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me. / May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-20.htm">1 Samuel 18:20-27</a></span><br />Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him. / “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.” / Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">1 Samuel 25:39-42</a></span><br />On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. / When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.” / She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">2 Samuel 3:14-16</a></span><br />Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.” / So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish. / Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-1.htm">Matthew 22:1-3</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: / “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Luke 12:36</a></span><br />Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-4.htm">Acts 21:4-6</a></span><br />We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. / But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us. / And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">a few days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-3.htm">Genesis 4:3</a></b></br> And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29</a></b></br> And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; <i>within</i> a full year may he redeem it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Judges 14:8</a></b></br> And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, <i>there was</i> a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/genesis/24-28.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/genesis/11-1.htm">Few</a> <a href="/genesis/24-28.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/genesis/24-28.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/genesis/24-43.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">Week</a> <a href="/genesis/24-43.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/27-44.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/genesis/24-57.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/genesis/27-44.htm">Few</a> <a href="/genesis/24-57.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/genesis/24-57.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/genesis/24-57.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/genesis/29-27.htm">Week</a> <a href="/genesis/24-57.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-1.htm">Abraham swears his servant.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">The servant's journey.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">His prayer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-14.htm">His sign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Rebekah meets him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">fulfils his sign;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">receives jewels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-23.htm">shows her kindred;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">and invites him home.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-26.htm">The servant blesses God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Laban entertains him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-34.htm">The servant shows his message.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-50.htm">Laban and Bethuel approve it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">58. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-58.htm">Rebekah consents to go, and departs.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Isaac meets and marries her.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Laban's involvement is significant as he later becomes a central figure in the story of Jacob. The mention of both brother and mother highlights the familial structure and decision-making process in ancient Near Eastern cultures, where family consent was crucial in marriage arrangements. This reflects the patriarchal society where male relatives often had a say in such matters.<p><b>“Let the girl remain with us ten days or so.</b><br>The request for Rebekah to stay for "ten days or so" indicates a customary period for farewells and preparation for a bride's departure. This time would allow the family to celebrate, prepare, and emotionally adjust to the separation. The number ten can symbolize completeness or a full cycle in biblical numerology, suggesting a complete farewell. This request also shows the family's attachment to Rebekah and their desire to delay her departure, which can be seen as a natural emotional response.<p><b>After that, she may go.”</b><br>The phrase "after that, she may go" indicates the family's eventual consent to the marriage and Rebekah's journey to become Isaac's wife. This reflects the cultural practice of arranged marriages, where the bride's family ultimately agrees to the union. The willingness to let her go aligns with God's providential plan, as Rebekah's marriage to Isaac is part of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding his descendants. This moment foreshadows the obedience and faith seen in Rebekah, paralleling the journey of faith that believers are called to undertake.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>- The young woman chosen to be Isaac's wife, demonstrating God's providence and guidance in the lives of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah's_brother.htm">Rebekah's Brother (Laban)</a></b><br>- He plays a significant role in the negotiations for Rebekah's departure, showing familial influence and decision-making.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah's_mother.htm">Rebekah's Mother</a></b><br>- She, along with Laban, requests a delay in Rebekah's departure, highlighting the emotional and cultural aspects of leaving one's family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham's_servant.htm">Abraham's Servant</a></b><br>- Sent by Abraham to find a wife for Isaac, he represents faithfulness and trust in God's leading.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/haran.htm">Haran</a></b><br>- The place where Rebekah's family lives, indicating the geographical and cultural context of the account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The request for a delay contrasts with God's timing, reminding us to trust in His perfect plan rather than our own preferences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_influence_and_decision-making.htm">Family Influence and Decision-Making</a></b><br>The role of Rebekah's family highlights the importance of family in decision-making, yet also the need to prioritize God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/immediate_obedience.htm">Immediate Obedience</a></b><br>Rebekah's eventual decision to leave without delay serves as a model for immediate obedience to God's call in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_courage.htm">Faith and Courage</a></b><br>Rebekah's willingness to embark on a journey to an unknown land exemplifies faith and courage, encouraging us to step out in faith when God calls.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_emotional_considerations.htm">Cultural and Emotional Considerations</a></b><br>The account acknowledges the emotional and cultural factors in leaving one's family, teaching us to be sensitive to these aspects in our own lives and decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'tarry'_mean.htm">What does "tarry" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_purpose_of_dowries.htm">What was the purpose of dowries in biblical marriages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_rebekah_in_the_bible.htm">Who is Rebekah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_seventh_day_baptist_church.htm">Who was Adah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(55) <span class= "bld">A few days, at the least ten.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">days or a decade, </span>which Onkelos, Saadja, Rashi, and others translate as in the margin: "a year or ten months." But while this rendering has high Jewish authority for it, yet more probably <span class= "ital">decade </span>was the name for the third part of a month. It would be curious thus to find that the family of Terah, either with or instead of weeks, measured time by periods of ten days, as was certainly the custom of the Egyptians at one period of their history.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 55.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And her brother and her mother</span> - Laban as usual (ver. 50) having the first place; probably because of the prominence which from this time he assumes in the theocratic history - <span class="cmt_word">said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at least ten.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">days</span>, <span class="accented">at least</span> (Vulgate, <span class="accented">sagtem</span>); as it were (LXX., etc.); perhaps (Murphy); or (Furst, Ewald, Kalisoh); if she wish, with the idea of choice. (Gesenius); <span class="accented">a ten</span> or decade of days; the <span class="hebrew">עָשׂור</span> being used as a measure of time analogous to the <span class="hebrew">שָׁבוּעַ</span>or hebdomad. That ten months are meant (Chaldee, Arabic, Ainsworth) is probably incorrect. <span class="cmt_word">After that she shall go.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-55.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But her brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and mother</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִמָּ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Let the girl</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּעֲרָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·‘ă·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5291.htm">Strong's 5291: </a> </span><span class="str2">A girl, maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remain</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּשֵׁ֨ב</span> <span class="translit">(tê·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with us</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֛נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6218.htm">Strong's 6218: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten, by abbreviated form ten strings, a decachord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or so.</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">After that,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she may go.”</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּלֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tê·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/24-55.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:55 Her brother and her mother said Let (Gen. 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