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Genesis 24:55-57
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55 But Rebekah’s[a] brother and her mother replied, “Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go.” 56 But he said to them, “Don’t detain me—the Lord[b] has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return[c] to my master.” 57 Then they said, “We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:55 tn Heb “her”; the referent (Rebekah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Genesis 24:56 tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial, indicating a reason for the preceding request.
  3. Genesis 24:56 tn After the preceding imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.
  4. Genesis 24:57 tn Heb “and we will ask her mouth.”
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