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.
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Gill's Exposition
And they blessed Rebekah,.... That is, her parents and her friends, they wished the best and choicest of blessings might descend upon her:
and said unto her, thou art our sister; the Targum of…
- The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh, “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān, “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a beautiful…
Adam Clarke
Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten - The original is very abrupt and obscure, because we are not acquainted with the precise meaning of the form of speech which is here used;…
Rebekah is here taking leave of her father's house; and 1. Abraham's servant presses for a dismission. Though he and his company were very welcome, and very cheerful there, yet he said, Send me away…
Abraham's Servant brings Rebekah to Isaac
55. her brother and her mother LXX and Lat. read "her brothers and her mother."
a few days, at the least ten Heb. "days or ten," or, as we should say, "a…