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So they sent awayוַיְשַׁלְּחוּRebekahאֶת רִבְקָהtheir sisterאֲחֹתָםand her nurse,וְאֶת מֵנִקְתָּהּand Abraham’sאַבְרָהָםservantוְאֶת עֶבֶדand his men.וְאֶת אֲנָשָׁיו
Genesis 24:59
Study it in the app“So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:59, word by word
- So they sent awayיְשַׁלְּחוּyeshalchu
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “yeshalchu” appears- Rebekahרִבְקָהrivka
Rebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appears- their sisterאֲחֹתָachota
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achota” appears- and her nurseמֵנִקְתָּmenikta
nurse
To give a baby the breast, the mother or the woman who nurses him.
Where else “menikta” appears- and Abraham’sאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- servantעֶבֶדeved
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “eved” appears- and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears
The context
58They called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
59 · This verse (above)
60They blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate it.”
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?