Genesis 24:55 · KJV
“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. {a few...: or, a full year, or ten months}”
— Genesis 24:55
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that {were} with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
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.
Genesis 24 — Context
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave {them} to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. {jewels: Heb. vessels}
54And they did eat and drink, he and the men that {were} with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
55And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us {a few} days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. {a few...: or, a full year, or ten months}
56And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
57And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:29
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; {within} a full year may he redeem it.
Judges 14:8
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, {there was} a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
Genesis 4:3
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. {in process...: Heb. at the end of days}