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Rebekah Is Chosen

Genesis 24:59

In 11 translations

BSB
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
KJV
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
WEB
They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
ASV
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
LSV
And they send away their sister Rebekah, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men;
YLT
And they send away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men;
DBY
And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
DRC
So they sent her away, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his company,
GNV
So they let Rebekah their sister goe, and her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men.
JPS
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
LXXE
So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת־רִבְקָ֥ה אֲחֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּ וְאֶת־עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם וְאֶת־אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐξέπεμψαν Ῥεβέκκαν τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῆς, καὶ τὸν παῖδα τοῦ Ἁβραὰμ, καὶ τοὺς μετʼ αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 35:8Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
  • Genesis 24:53Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
  • 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?
  • Genesis 24:60And 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.”
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
  • Genesis 24:50Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

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