Genesis 24:55
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.””
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“But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and her brother saith--her mother also--`Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 24:55 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:3So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
- Leviticus 25:29If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.
- Judges 14:8When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
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