Genesis 24:55
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And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay, at least, ten days with us, and afterwards she shall depart.

a few days.

Genesis 4:3 And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.

Leviticus 25:29 He that selleth a house within the walls of a city, shall have the liberty to redeem it, until one year be expired.

Judges 14:8 And after some days, returning to take her, he went aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion, and a honey-comb.

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
54And a banquet was made, and they ate and drank together, and lodged there. And in the morning, the servant arose, and said: Let me depart, that I may go to my master. 55And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay, at least, ten days with us, and afterwards she shall depart.56Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.…
Cross References
Judges 19:4
And embraced the man. And the son in law tarried in the house of his father in law three days, eating with him and drinking familiarly.

Genesis 24:56
Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master.

Lexicon
But her brother
אָחִ֙יהָ֙ (’ā·ḥî·hā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

and mother
וְאִמָּ֔הּ (wə·’im·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 517: A mother, )

said,
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Let the girl
הַנַּעֲרָ֥ (han·na·‘ă·rā)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5291: A girl, maiden

remain
תֵּשֵׁ֨ב (tê·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

with us
אִתָּ֛נוּ (’it·tā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

ten
עָשׂ֑וֹר (‘ā·śō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6218: Ten, by abbreviated form ten strings, a decachord

days
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

or so.
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if

After that,
אַחַ֖ר (’a·ḥar)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

she may go.”
תֵּלֵֽךְ׃ (tê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk


Additional Translations
But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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