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54 Then they had supper, and the servant and the men with him stayed there overnight. But early the next morning he said, “Send me back to my master!”

55 “But we want Rebekah here at least another ten days or so!” her mother and brother exclaimed. “Then she can go.”

56 But he pleaded, “Don’t hinder my return; the Lord has made my mission successful, and I want to report back to my master.”

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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(A) to my master.”

55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so;(B) then you[a] may go.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:55 Or she