# So they sent their sister Rebekah

"So the family sent Rebekah"

# their sister

Rebekah was Laban's sister. AT: "their relative" or "Laban's sister"

# her female servant

This refers to the female servant who had fed Rebekah when she was a baby, cared for her when she was a child, and still served her.

# Our sister

Rebekah was not the sister to everyone in her family. But they called her this to show that they loved her. AT: "Our dear Rebekah"

# may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands

Here "mother" stands for ancestor. AT: "may you be the ancestor of millions of people" or "may you have very many descendants"

# thousands of ten thousands

This means a very large number or an uncountable number. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them

Armies would break through the gate of their enemies' cities and conquer the people. AT: "may your descendants completely defeat those who hate them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]