Genesis 24:56

56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the LORD has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.”

Genesis 24:56 in Other Translations

KJV
56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
ESV
56 But he said to them, "Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."
NLT
56 But he said, “Don’t delay me. The LORD has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master.”
MSG
56 He said, "Oh, don't make me wait! God has worked everything out so well - send me off to my master."
CSB
56 But he responded to them, "Do not delay me, since the Lord has made my journey a success. Send me away so that I may go to my master."

Genesis 24:56 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:56

And he said unto them, hinder me not
Do not detain me, let me set forward on my journey: seeing, the Lord hath prospered my way;
succeeded him in what he came about; and by his being succeeded so well, and so soon, it seemed to be the mind of the Lord that he should hasten his journey homeward: send me away, that I may go to my master;
and carry him the good news of his success, and attend his domestic affairs, over which he was set.

Genesis 24:56 In-Context

54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”
55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so; then you may go.”
56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the LORD has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.”
57 Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.”
58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she said.

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