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Genesis 24:59
ESV So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham 's servant and his men.
NIV So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
NASB So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.
CSB So they sent away their sister Rebekah with the one who had nursed and raised her, and Abraham’s servant and his men.
NLT So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham’s servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah’s childhood nurse went along with her.
KJV And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
NKJV So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.

What does Genesis 24:59 mean?

With Rebekah's agreement to an immediate departure for her future in Canaan with Isaac, her family agreed to let her go. More specifically, they sent her away. It was truly their decision to make, and they did as she wished.

Along with Rebekah, they send her nurse, likely a caregiving servant/nanny who has helped to raise Rebekah from a small child. We will learn later that the nurse's name is Deborah (Genesis 35:8). They also send along with Rebekah some of her "young women" or servant girls (Genesis 24:61).

Abraham's servant and his men are released by the family to depart as well.
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