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52 When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord. 53 Then he[a] brought out gold, silver jewelry, and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable gifts to her brother and to her mother. 54 After this, he and the men who were with him ate a meal and stayed there overnight.[b]

When they got up in the morning, he said, “Let me leave now so I can return to my master.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:53 tn Heb “the servant”; the noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  2. Genesis 24:54 tn Heb “And they ate and drank, he and the men who [were] with him and they spent the night.”
  3. Genesis 24:54 tn Heb “Send me away to my master.”

52 When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.(A) 53 Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing(B) and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts(C) to her brother and to her mother. 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(D) to my master.”

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