Genesis 24:56

56 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 24:56 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 they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and tarried all night; and they arose up in the morning, and he said, "Send me away unto my master."

55 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."

56 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."

57 And they said, "We will call the damsel, and inquire from her mouth."

58 And they called Rebekah and said unto her, "Wilt thou go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."