Genesis 24:51

Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Rebekah	רִבְקָ֥ה riv.Kah	H7259	Ribkah · proper noun, a woman's name
thee	לְפָנֶ֖יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
take	קַ֣ח kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
master’s	אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ 'a.do.Nei.kha	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
son’s	לְבֶן le.ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
wife	אִשָּׁה֙ 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
spoken	דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 20:15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
Genesis 24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,…
2 Samuel 16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:29-53

We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even to the minute circumstances, which, we should think, might have been spared, while other things of great moment and mystery (as the story of Melchizedek) are related in few words. Thus God conceals that which is curious from the wise and prudent, reveals to babes that which is common and level to their capacity (Mat 11:25), and rules and saves the world by the foolishness of preaching, Co1 1:21. Thus also we are directed to take notice of God's providence in the little common occurrences of human life, and in them also to exercise our own prudence and other graces; for the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:50

Then Laban and Bethuel answered--The brothers conduct all the marriage negotiations, their father being probably dead, and without consulting their sister. Their language seems to indicate they were worshippers of the true God.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:50

Laban and Bethuel - These seem both to be brothers, of whom Laban was the eldest and chief; for the opinion of Josephus appears to be very correct, viz., that Bethuel, the father, had been some time dead. See note Gen 24:28. Bad or good - We can neither speak for nor against; it seems to be entirely the work of God, and we cordially submit: consult Rebekah; if she be willing, take her and go. See note Gen 24:58.

John Gill on Genesis 24:51

Behold, Rebekah is before thee,.... Not only was present, but she was delivered to him, or his request was granted: take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife; not that they meant he should go away directly with her; for they afterwards solicit her stay with them some time; but they agreed that he should bare her and conduct her to Isaac, to be taken by him for his wife: as the Lord hath spoken; for so they understood the token given to the servant to know her by, as the determination of God.

The Church Fathers

RESPONSE BY BATHUËL TO ELIEZER. — Behold, Rebecca is before you, take her and run away, and let her be a wife to the son of your lord, as the Lord has said . At what moment did the Lord say that? Rebecca's parents saw in Abraham's person a prophet, and they accepted what he had said as a prophetic word inspired by God: or what they understood to be God's word was the sign given to the servant by the patriarch and reported by him: this last interpretation applies better to Rebecca. What Abraham had said did not really have Rebecca as his object, but any woman of his tribe or kinship. And in either case the servant should be relieved of his oath if he did not obtain what he asked. But we do not speak thus when we prophesy something. For certainty is a condition of prophecy. [
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 66 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Eliezer — God his help. (1.) “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Gen. 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in…
Gate — (1.) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3). (2.) Of royal palaces (Neh. 2:8). (3.) Of the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6:34, 35; 2…
Isaac — Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, 16). (2.) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs (Gen. 21:1-3). He was circumcised when…
Laban — White. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was Isaac’s wife (Gen. 24). Jacob, one of the sons of this marriage,…
Marriage — Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt.…
Rebekah — A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac (Gen. 22:23; 24:67). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen.…
Covetousness · In giving Rebekah to be — In giving Rebekah to be
Marriage · Often contracted by parents for children — Often contracted by parents for children
Rebekah (Rebecca) · Becomes — Becomes
Servants · Good — Exemplified: Eliezer

Genesis 24:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:29-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:50

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:50

John Gill on Genesis 24:51

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 24:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:29-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:50

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:50

John Gill on Genesis 24:51

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 24:50-51

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 24:50-51

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 24:50-51

Rashi on Genesis 24:16