Genesis 24:56
New International Version
But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the LORD has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.”

New Living Translation
But he said, “Don’t delay me. The LORD has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master.”

English Standard Version
But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

Berean Standard Bible
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.”

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And he said to them, “Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master.”

New American Standard Bible
However, he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away so that I may go to my master.”

NASB 1995
He said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

NASB 1977
And he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to them, “Do not delay me, since Yahweh has made my way successful. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

Amplified Bible
But Eliezer said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away, so that I may go back to my master.”

Christian Standard Bible
But he responded to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me away so that I may go to my master.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But he responded to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me away so that I may go to my master.”

American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He said to them, “Do not delay me, for LORD JEHOVAH has made my way ready; send me and I shall go on to my Master.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.

Contemporary English Version
But he said, "Don't make me stay any longer. The LORD has already helped me find a wife for my master's son. Now let us return."

Douay-Rheims Bible
Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said to them, "Don't delay me now that the LORD has made my trip successful. Let me go back to my master."

Good News Translation
But he said, "Don't make us stay. The LORD has made my journey a success; let me go back to my master."

International Standard Version
"Please don't delay me," the servant answered them. "The LORD has made my journey successful. Send me off so I can return to my master."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said unto them: 'Delay me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.'

Literal Standard Version
And he says to them, “Do not delay me, seeing YHWH has prospered my way; send me away, and I go to my lord”;

Majority Standard Bible
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.”

New American Bible
But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the LORD has made my journey successful; let me go back to my master.”

NET Bible
But he said to them, "Don't detain me--the LORD has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master."

New Revised Standard Version
But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey successful; let me go that I may go to my master.”

New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "Do not hinder me, seeing that he has prospered my journey. Send me away that I may go to my master."

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.

World English Bible
He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto them, 'Do not delay me, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away, and I go to my lord;'

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Context
Rebekah is Chosen
55But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.” 56But 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.” 57So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”…

Cross References
Genesis 24:40
And he told me, 'The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.

Genesis 24:54
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."

Genesis 24:57
So they said, "We will call the girl and ask her opinion."

Genesis 30:25
Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.


Treasury of Scripture

And he said to them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD has prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

Hinder.

Genesis 45:9-13
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: …

Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

prospered.

Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Isaiah 48:15
I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

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Genesis 24
1. Abraham swears his servant.
10. The servant's journey.
12. His prayer.
14. His sign.
15. Rebekah meets him;
18. fulfils his sign;
22. receives jewels;
23. shows her kindred;
25. and invites him home.
26. The servant blesses God.
29. Laban entertains him.
34. The servant shows his message.
50. Laban and Bethuel approve it.
58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs.
62. Isaac meets and marries her.














Verses 56-60. - Still urging his suit for permission to depart, Laban and the mother of Rebekah proposed that the maiden should be left to decide a matter so important for her by her own inclinations. When consulted she expressed her readiness at once to accompany the venerable messenger to his distant home; and accordingly, without more delay, she was dismissed from her mother's tent, attended by a faithful nurse (Genesis 35:8) and enriched by the blessing of her pious relatives, who said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions (literally, our sister thou, become to thousands of myriads, i.e. let thy descendants be very numerous), and let thy seed possess the gate (vide Genesis 22:17) of those which hate them.

CHAPTER 24:61-67

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But he replied,
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

delay me,
תְּאַחֲר֣וּ (tə·’a·ḥă·rū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 309: To loiter, to procrastinate

since the LORD
וַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has made my journey
דַּרְכִּ֑י (dar·kî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

a success.
הִצְלִ֣יחַ (hiṣ·lî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6743: To push forward

Send me on my way
שַׁלְּח֕וּנִי (šal·lə·ḥū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

so that I may go
וְאֵלְכָ֖ה (wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

to my master.”
לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃ (la·ḏō·nî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller


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