Genesis 24:56

56 But he said to them, "Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way; let me go that I may go to my master."

Genesis 24:56 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:56

And he said unto them, hinder me not
Do not detain me, let me set forward on my journey: seeing, the Lord hath prospered my way;
succeeded him in what he came about; and by his being succeeded so well, and so soon, it seemed to be the mind of the Lord that he should hasten his journey homeward: send me away, that I may go to my master;
and carry him the good news of his success, and attend his domestic affairs, over which he was set.

Genesis 24:56 In-Context

54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning, he said, "Send me back to my master."

55 Her brother and her mother said, "Let the maiden remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go."

56 But he said to them, "Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way; let me go that I may go to my master."

57 They said, "We will call the maiden, and ask her."

58 And they called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."