Genesis 24:59
New International Version
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

New Living Translation
So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham’s servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah’s childhood nurse went along with her.

English Standard Version
So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.

Berean Standard Bible
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

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

New King James Version
So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.

New American Standard Bible
So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.

NASB 1995
Thus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.

NASB 1977
Thus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.

Amplified Bible
So they sent off their sister Rebekah and her nurse [Deborah, as her attendant] and Abraham’s servant [Eliezer] and his men.

Christian Standard Bible
So they sent away their sister Rebekah with the one who had nursed and raised her, and Abraham’s servant and his men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So they sent away their sister Rebekah with the one who had nursed and raised her, and Abraham’s servant and his men.

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

Contemporary English Version
So they agreed to let Rebekah and an old family servant woman leave immediately with Abraham's servant and his men.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they let their sister Rebekah and her nurse go with Abraham's servant and his men.

Good News Translation
So they let Rebecca and her old family servant go with Abraham's servant and his men.

International Standard Version
So they sent off their sister Rebekah, along with her personal assistant, Abraham's servant, and his men.

Majority Standard Bible
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

NET Bible
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, accompanied by her female attendant, with Abraham's servant and his men.

New Heart English Bible
So they sent away their sister Rebekah, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

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

World English Bible
They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they send away their sister Rebekah, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men;

Young's Literal Translation
And they send away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men;

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will send forth Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So they sent her away, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his company,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, they released her and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his companions,

New American Bible
At this they sent off their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.

New Revised Standard Version
So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham’s servant and his men.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse and Abraham's servant and his men.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they sent Raphqa their sister and her nurse and the Servant of Abraham and his men.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Rebekah is Chosen
58They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied. 59So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men. 60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”…

Cross References
Genesis 12:1-3
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 28:1-5
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ...

Genesis 31:55
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

Genesis 35:9-12
After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel. / And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. ...

Genesis 46:1-4
So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...

Genesis 50:24-25
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” / And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

Exodus 3:6-8
Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. / The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Ruth 1:16-17
But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. / Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

1 Kings 19:20-21
So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” / So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

Psalm 45:10-11
Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, / and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

Isaiah 51:2
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.

Matthew 1:1-2
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Matthew 8:11
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 1:54-55
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful, / as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

Luke 3:34
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,


Treasury of Scripture

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

their.

Genesis 24:50,53,60
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good…

nurse.

Genesis 35:8
But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

Numbers 11:12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

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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.














So they sent
The phrase "So they sent" indicates a deliberate action taken by Rebekah's family. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "שָׁלַח" (shalach), which means to send away or to let go. This action reflects a significant moment of transition and trust, as Rebekah's family releases her into a new chapter of life. It underscores the cultural practice of arranged marriages and the importance of family consent and blessing in such unions.

their sister Rebekah
Rebekah is identified as "their sister," emphasizing her familial ties and the affection her family holds for her. The name "Rebekah" (רִבְקָה, Rivkah) is believed to mean "to tie firmly" or "a noose," symbolizing her role in binding Isaac's family line. Her departure marks a pivotal moment in the Abrahamic narrative, as she becomes a matriarch in the lineage of Israel.

on her way
The phrase "on her way" signifies the beginning of Rebekah's journey to a new land and life. It reflects the theme of faith and obedience, as she steps into the unknown, trusting in God's plan. This journey is not just physical but also spiritual, as Rebekah becomes part of God's covenantal promise to Abraham.

along with her nurse
The inclusion of "her nurse" highlights the care and provision for Rebekah's well-being. In ancient times, a nurse was often a trusted servant who provided support and companionship. This detail underscores the importance of community and support systems in times of transition and change.

and Abraham’s servant
The reference to "Abraham’s servant" points to Eliezer, who played a crucial role in finding a wife for Isaac. His faithfulness and dedication to Abraham's mission reflect the importance of servanthood and loyalty in fulfilling God's purposes. This servant's journey is a testament to divine guidance and providence.

and his men
The mention of "his men" indicates that the servant did not travel alone but was accompanied by a group, likely for protection and assistance. This detail highlights the communal aspect of the journey and the collective effort involved in fulfilling God's promises. It also reflects the cultural practices of the time, where travel was often undertaken in groups for safety and support.

(59) Their sister.--Bethuel may have had other sons, though Laban only is mentioned.

Her nurse.--How dear Deborah was, first to Rebekah, and afterwards to Jacob, may be seen by the lamentation at her death (Genesis 35:8).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So they sent
וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ (way·šal·lə·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

their sister
אֲחֹתָ֖ם (’ă·ḥō·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

Rebekah {on her way},
רִבְקָ֥ה (riḇ·qāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7259: Rebekah -- wife of Isaac

along with her nurse
מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּ (mê·niq·tāh)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3243: To suck, to give milk

and Abraham’s
אַבְרָהָ֖ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

servant
עֶ֥בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

and his men.
אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ (’ă·nā·šāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person


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