Genesis 24:59

Genesis 24:59 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
• New International Version (NIV)So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.

Context of Genesis 24:59

57So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.” 58They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied. So 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.” 61Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

Genesis 24:59 word by word

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת־רִבְקָ֥ה אֲחֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּ וְאֶת־עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם וְאֶת־אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃Read the interlinear

• So they sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• their sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• Rebekah on her wayרִבְקָהribqâh · RebekahH7259
• along with her nurseיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• and Abraham’sאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Genesis 24:59

• Genesis 24:50Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
• Genesis 35:8Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
• Numbers 11:12Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

Commentaries on Genesis 24:59

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 59And her nurse - Whose name, we learn from Genesis 35:8, was Deborah, and who, as a second mother, was deemed proper to accompany Rebekah. This was a measure dictated by good sense and prudence. Rebekah had other female attendants. See Genesis 24:61.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-67Verses 1-67 - The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a beautiful picture of ancient manners in the East, the living original of which the present customs of that cradle of mankind are a striking copy. Genesis 24:1-9 Abraham binds the chief servant of his house to seek a wife for his son Isaac among his kindred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-67Verses 54-67 Abraham's servant, as one that chose his work before his pleasure, was for hastening home. Lingering and loitering no way become a wise and good man who is faithful to his duty. As children ought not to marry without their parents' consent, so parents ought not to marry them without their own. Rebekah consented, not only to go, but to go at once. The goodness of Rebekah's character shows there was nothing wrong in her answer, though it be not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-60The servant faithfully completed his mission. God showed his faithful covenant love to Abraham's family by bringing all these details together. God was working quietly through these events to carry out his will through people who acted responsibly and in faith.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-6710. the servant took ten camels, &c.--So great an equipage was to give the embassy an appearance worthy of the rank and wealth of Abraham; to carry provisions; to bear the marriage presents, which as usual would be distributed over several beasts; besides one or two spare camels in case of emergency. went to Mesopotamia, &c.--A stranger in those regions, who wishes to obtain information, stations himself at one of the wells in the neighborhood of a town…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 24:59

• Bride
• Deborah
• Nurse
• Rebekah (Rebecca)

In the dictionaries

• Rebekah
• Abraham
• Deborah
• Eliezer
• Follow
• Isaac
• Laban
• Light
• Lord
• Raiment

Commentaries on Genesis 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings