The Meaning of Genesis 24:59 Explained

Genesis 24:59

KJV: And they sent away Rebekah their sister, 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;

Darby: And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

ASV: And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 24:59?

MEANING: What does Genesis 24:59 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 24:59 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 24:59?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they sent away  Rebekah  their sister,  and her nurse,  and Abraham's  servant,  and his men. 

What does Genesis 24:59 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 24:50-67 - Rebekah Marries Isaac
Rebekah's relatives recognized the hand of God in what had taken place, and could not demur. The maiden herself was not asked, according to Oriental custom, but in her readiness on the following morning to start forthwith, it was clear that her heart had been already won. This favorable reply prostrated Eliezer to the earth with thankfulness. Would that we were always as eager to praise as to pray. The precious gifts with which the whole family were enriched, remind us of those gifts and graces with which the Holy Spirit, the Divine Wooer, enriches the soul that accepts His invitation to yield itself to the Divine Master, Christ. When her friends suggested delay, Rebekah would not hear of it. With his jewels on her person, the young girl longed to see the bridegroom himself. Her "I will go" settled the matter. The foretastes of our heavenly inheritance whet our appetite to see and be with him, whom, not having seen, we love. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 24

1  Abraham swears his servant
10  The servant's journey
12  His prayer
14  His sign
15  Rebekah meets him;
18  fulfils his sign;
22  receives jewels;
23  shows her kindred;
25  and invites him home
26  The servant blesses God
29  Laban entertains him
34  The servant shows his message
50  Laban and Bethuel approve it
58  Rebekah consents to go, and departs
62  Isaac meets and marries her

What do the individual words in Genesis 24:59 mean?

So they sent away - Rebekah their sister and her nurse servant Abraham's his men
וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת־ רִבְקָ֥ה אֲחֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־ מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּ עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲנָשָֽׁיו

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ  So  they  sent  away 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
רִבְקָ֥ה  Rebekah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רִבְקָה  
Sense: daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob.
אֲחֹתָ֖ם  their  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּ  her  nurse 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: יָנַק 
Sense: to suckle, nurse, suck.
עֶ֥בֶד  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
אַבְרָהָ֖ם  Abraham's 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַבְרָהָם  
Sense: friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God’s elective covenant.
אֲנָשָֽׁיו  his  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.

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