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Genesis 24:56

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.

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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…אֲלֵהֶם֙alehemamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּאַחֲר֣וּteacharvbe lateאָחַרverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be late”, a wish or indirect commandH309to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinatecontinue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).אֹתִ֔יotiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וַֽיהוָ֖הvayhvahand Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הִצְלִ֣יחַhitslichabreak outצָלַחverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break out”, a completed actionH6743to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, -ously).דַּרְכִּ֑יdarkialongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).שַׁלְּח֕וּנִיshalchunisendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “send”, a commandH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…וְאֵלְכָ֖הveelekhahand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and carry”, a determination or requestH3212to 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,…לַֽאדֹנִֽיladonito lordאָדוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said unto them: 'Delay me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith unto them, 'Do not delay me, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away, and I go to my lord;'

World English Bible

He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.

Douay-Rheims

Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said unto them: 'Delay me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς, μὴ κατέχετέ με· καὶ Κύριος εὐώδωσε τὴν ὁδόν μου ἐν ἐμοί· ἐκπέμψατέ με, ἵνα ἀπέλθω πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μου.