Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, “The matter proceeds from Adonai. We cannot speak to you bad or good.
Genesis 24:59 - Tree of Life Version So they sent Rebekah their sister off with her nanny, and Abraham’s servant and his men, 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, and they said, “The matter proceeds from Adonai. We cannot speak to you bad or good.
Then the servant brought out articles of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brothers and to her mother.
Then they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and spent the night. When they arose in the morning, he said, “Send me off to my master.”
Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
and they blessed Rebekah and said to her: “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your seed possess the gate of those who hate him.”
Then Rebekah’s nurse Deborah died, and was buried below Beth-El, under the oak—so it was named Oak of Weeping.
Did I conceive all these people, or did I give birth to them, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom just as the nurse carries an infant’—to the land You promised to their fathers?
For as you know and God is witness, we never came with a word of flattery or a motive of greed—