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

Hinder.

Genesis 45:9-13 Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt; come down to me, linger not. . . .

Proverbs 25:25 As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.

prospered.

Joshua 1:8 Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and do all things that are written in it: then shalt thou direct thy way, and understand it.

Isaiah 48:15 I, even I have spoken and called him: I have brought him, and his way is made prosperous.

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
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.57And they said: Let us call the maid, and ask her will.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:40
The Lord, said he, in whose sight I walk, will send his angel with thee, and will direct thy way: and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my own kindred, and of my father's house.

Genesis 24:54
And 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.

Genesis 24:57
And they said: Let us call the maid, and ask her will.

Genesis 30:25
And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father-in-law: Send me away, that I may return into my country, and to my land.

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

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

delay me,
תְּאַחֲר֣וּ (tə·’a·ḥă·rū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 309: To loiter, to procrastinate

since the LORD
וַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has made my journey
דַּרְכִּ֑י (dar·kî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

a success.
הִצְלִ֣יחַ (hiṣ·lî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6743: To push forward

Send me on my way
שַׁלְּח֕וּנִי (šal·lə·ḥū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

so that I may go
וְאֵלְכָ֖ה (wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

to my master.”
לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃ (la·ḏō·nî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller


Additional Translations
But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”And he said to them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD has prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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