Genesis 24:54

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.””

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BSBPD

“Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they eat and drink, he and the men who <FI>are<Fi> with him, and lodge all night; and they rise in the morning, and he saith, `Send me to my lord;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 24:54 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 24:56But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
  2. Genesis 24:59So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
  3. Genesis 28:5So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
  4. Genesis 45:24Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”
  5. 2 Samuel 18:19Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
  6. 2 Samuel 18:27The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
  7. Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
  8. Ecclesiastes 7:10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
  9. Luke 8:38The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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