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

57And they said, “We will call the girl and consult her wishes.” 58Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.” Thus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men. 60They blessed Rebekah and said to her, “May you, our sister, Become thousands of ten thousands, And may your descendants possess The gate of those who hate them.” 61Then Rebekah arose with her maids, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.

Genesis 24:59 word by word

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

• Thus they sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• awayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• their sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• Rebekahרִבְקָהribqâh · RebekahH7259
• her nurseיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• with Abraham’sאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and his menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for Genesis 24:59

• Genesis 24:50Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The matter comes from the Lord; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.
• Genesis 35:8Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; it was named Allon-bacuth.
• Numbers 11:12Was it I who conceived all this people? Was it I who brought them forth, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom as a nurse carries a nursing infant, to the land which You swore to their fathers’?
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is 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