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So they sent their sister Rebekah
"So the family sent Rebekah"
their sister
Rebekah was Laban's sister. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "Our dear Rebekah."
may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands
"may you be the ancestor of millions of people." Alternate translation: "may you have very many descendants."
may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them
This means “may your descendants completely defeat those who hate them.” Armies would break through the gate of their enemies' cities and conquer the people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)