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Her brother and her mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go."
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A Few Days or a Full Year?
Commentators are divided on the family's request for "a few days, at the least ten." Some scholars, citing ancient Jewish tradition, argue this meant "a year or ten months," a customary period for a bride to prepare. Others suggest it simply meant a literal ten-day period. This ambiguity highlights how cultural context shapes our understanding of the biblical text.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”
29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”
In this circum…
19th Century
Anglican
A few days, at least ten. —Hebrew, days or a decade, which Onkelos, Saadja, Rashi, and others translate as in the margin:…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And her brother and her mother said Here her brother Laban is set before his mother, as above before his father, bei…
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