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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Do not delayאַל תְּאַחֲרוּme,אֹתִיsince YHWHוַיהוָהhas made successfulהִצְלִיחַmy journey.דַּרְכִּיSend me awayשַׁלְּחוּנִיso that I may goוְאֵלְכָהto my lord.”לַאדֹנִי
Genesis 24:56
Study it in the app“He said to them, “Do not delay me, since YHWH has made successful my journey. Send me away so that I may go to my lord.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:56, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Do not delayתְּאַחֲרוּteacharu
delay
Delay, hold back; stay late.
Where else “teacharu” appears- since YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- has made successfulהִצְלִיחַhitsliach
give success
To make something succeed.
Where else “hitsliach” appears- my journeyדַּרְכִּdarki
journey
The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.
Where else “darki” appears- Send me awayשַׁלְּחוּshalchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalchu” appears- so that I may goאֵלְכָהelcha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elcha” appears- to my lordאדֹנִdoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appears
The context
55Her brother and her mother said, “Let the girl stay with us some days, or ten; after that she will go.”
56 · This verse (above)
57They said, “Let us call the girl and ask her.”
To study Genesis 24 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham’s servant ask of YHWH by the well, and what did Rebekah do (vv. 12-20)?
2. What it means
What does it show about the servant’s prayer that he asks YHWH for guidance in his task (vv. 12-14, 26-27)?
3. How I live it
In what pending decision can you ask Elohim for guidance and pay attention to what happens?