Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “We see this is from the Lord, so there is nothing we can say to change it.
Genesis 24:59 - Easy To Read Version So they allowed Rebekah to go with Abraham’s servant and his men. Rebekah’s nurse also went with them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse [Deborah] and Abraham's servant and his men. American Standard Version (1901) And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. Common English Bible So they sent off their sister Rebekah, her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, they released her and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his companions, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So they sent her away, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his company, |
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “We see this is from the Lord, so there is nothing we can say to change it.
Then he gave Rebekah the gifts he brought. He gave her beautiful clothes and gold and silver jewelry. He also gave expensive gifts to her mother and brother.
Then he and his men had something to eat and drink and then spent the night there. Early the next morning, they got up and said, “Now we must go back to my master.”
They called Rebekah and asked her, “Do you want to go with this man now?”
Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died there. They buried her under the oak tree at Bethel. They named that place Allon Bacuth. [206]
You know that I am not the father of all these people. You know that I did not give birth to them. But I must take care of them, like a nurse carrying a baby in her arms. Why do you force me to do this? Why do you force me to carry them to the land that you promised to our fathers?
You know that we never tried to influence you by saying nice things about you. We were not trying to get your money. We had no greed to hide from you. God knows that this is true.