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Genesis 24:61
61Then Rebekah and her attendants stood, and they mounted camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
Genesis 24:61 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.
Context of Genesis 24:61
59So they sent off their sister Rebekah and her nurse [Deborah, as her attendant] and Abraham’s servant [Eliezer] and his men. 60They blessed Rebekah and said to her, “May you, our sister, Become [the mother of] thousands of ten thousands, And may your descendants possess (conquer) The [city] gate of those who hate them.” Then Rebekah and her attendants stood, and they mounted camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went on his way. 62Now Isaac had returned from going to Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me), for he was living in the Negev. 63Isaac went out to bow down [in prayer] in the field in the [early] evening; he raised his eyes and looked, and camels were coming.
Read all of Genesis 24Genesis 24:61 word by word
וַתָּ֨קָם רִבְקָ֜ה וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָ וַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֔ים וַתֵּלַ֖כְנָה אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיִּקַּ֥ח הָעֶ֛בֶד אֶת־רִבְקָ֖ה וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Rebekahרִבְקָהribqâh · RebekahH7259
- aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- and her damselsנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
- and they rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
- upon the camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
- and followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- and followedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- and the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
Cross-references for Genesis 24:61
- Genesis 31:34Now Rachel had taken the household idols and put them in the camel’s saddlebag and sat on them. Laban searched through all her tent, but did not find them.
- 1 Samuel 30:17Then David [and his men] struck them down [in battle] from twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode camels and fled.
- Esther 8:10He wrote [a decree] in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on the royal [mail] relay horses, the offspring of the racing mares.
- Genesis 2:24For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
- Psalms 45:10Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]: Forget your people and your father’s house;
Commentaries on Genesis 24:61
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-67Verses 1-67 - The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a beautiful picture of ancient manners in the East, the living original of which the present customs of that cradle of mankind are a striking copy. Genesis 24:1-9 Abraham binds the chief servant of his house to seek a wife for his son Isaac among his kindred…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-67Verses 54-67 Abraham's servant, as one that chose his work before his pleasure, was for hastening home. Lingering and loitering no way become a wise and good man who is faithful to his duty. As children ought not to marry without their parents' consent, so parents ought not to marry them without their own. Rebekah consented, not only to go, but to go at once. The goodness of Rebekah's character shows there was nothing wrong in her answer, though it be not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-67Isaac's marriage to Rebekah made it certain that God's plan would continue for the next generation. God showed his covenant faithfulness by working through his faithful people (24:12, 27, 49).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-6710. the servant took ten camels, &c.--So great an equipage was to give the embassy an appearance worthy of the rank and wealth of Abraham; to carry provisions; to bear the marriage presents, which as usual would be distributed over several beasts; besides one or two spare camels in case of emergency. went to Mesopotamia, &c.--A stranger in those regions, who wishes to obtain information, stations himself at one of the wells in the neighborhood of a town…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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