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Genesis 24:55

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.

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אָחִ֨יהָ֙achihabrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.וְאִמָּ֔הּveimahand motherאֵםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.תֵּשֵׁ֨בteshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…הַנַּעֲרָ֥hanaarathe damselנַעֲרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the damsel”, the ordinary formH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).אִתָּ֛נוּitanvamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.יָמִ֖יםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…א֣וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.עָשׂ֑וֹרasortenעָשׂוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6218ten; by abbreviated form ten strings, and so a decachord(instrument of) ten (strings, -th).אַחַ֖רacharafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…תֵּלֵֽךְtelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and her brother saith — her mother also — 'Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go.'

World English Bible

Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”

Darby Translation

And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.

Douay-Rheims

And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay at least ten days with us, and afterwards she shall depart.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And her brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall depart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπαν δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἡ μήτηρ, μεινάτω ἡ παρθένος μεθʼ ἡμῶν ἡμέρας ὡσεὶ δέκα, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπελεύσεται.