Bible Strands
Genesis 24:55
But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Rebekah’s brother and mother address Abraham’s servant at their household, responding to his morning request to depart immediately after their shared meal.
The words — תֵּשֵׁ֨ב (te.Shev, “let her remain”) and יָמִ֖ים (ya.Mim, “days”) frame the family’s proposal that the young woman stay with them for a ten-day period before leaving.
The thread — The supplied references (Genesis 4:3; Leviticus 25:29; Judges 14:8) do not directly parallel this narrative, though Leviticus 25:29 similarly establishes a fixed time limit for a specific action.
Why it lands — The text records a family’s practical request to postpone a departure, requiring the reader to observe how human scheduling intersects with a divinely directed mission without moral evaluation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
Cross-references
- Genesis 4:3 So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
- Leviticus 25:29 If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.
- Judges 14:8 When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.