Genesis 24
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Genesis 24:2-12

2AbrahamH85 saidH559 to his servantH5650, the oldestH2205 of his householdH1004, who hadH4910 1chargeH4910 of allH3605 that he owned, “2PleaseH4994 placeH7760 your handH3027 underH8478 my thighH3409, 3and I will make you swearH7650 by the LordH3068, 3the GodH430 of heavenH8064 and the GodH430 of earthH776, that you 4shall not takeH3947 a wifeH802 for my sonH1121 from the daughtersH1323 of 5the CanaanitesH3669, amongH7130 whomH834 I liveH3427, 4but you will goH1980 to 6my countryH776 and to my relativesH4138, and takeH3947 a wifeH802 for my sonH1121 IsaacH3327.” 5The servantH5650 saidH559 to him, “SupposeH194 the womanH802 is not willingH14 to followH1980H310 me to thisH2088 landH776; should I takeH7725 your sonH1121 backH7725 to the landH776 from whereH834H8033 you cameH3318?” 6Then AbrahamH85 saidH559 to him, “7BewareH8104 that you do not takeH7725 my sonH1121 backH7725 thereH8033! 78The LordH3068, the GodH430 of heavenH8064, whoH834 tookH3947 me from my father’sH1 houseH1004 and from the landH776 of my birthH4138, and whoH834 spokeH1696 to me and whoH834 sworeH7650 to me, sayingH559, ‘9To your 10descendantsH2233 I will giveH5414 thisH2088 landH776,’ He will sendH7971 11His angelH4397 beforeH6440 you, and you will takeH3947 a wifeH802 for my sonH1121 from thereH8033. 8But ifH518 the womanH802 is not willingH14 to followH1980H310 you, then you will 12be freeH5352 from thisH2088 my oathH7621; 13onlyH7534 do not takeH7725 my sonH1121 backH7725 thereH8033.” 9So the servantH5650 14placedH7760 his handH3027 underH8478 the thighH3409 of AbrahamH85 his masterH113, and sworeH7650 to him concerningH5921 thisH2088 matterH1697.

10Then the servantH5650 tookH3947 tenH6235 camelsH1581 from the camelsH1581 of his masterH113, and setH1980 out with a varietyH3605 of 15goodH2898 thingsH2898 of his master’sH113 in his handH3027; and he aroseH6965 and wentH1980 to 16MesopotamiaH763, to 17the cityH5892 of NahorH5152. 11He made the camelsH1581 kneelH1288 downH1288 outsideH4480H2351 the cityH5892 by 18the wellH875 of waterH4325 at eveningH6153 timeH6256, 19the timeH6256 when women goH3318 out to drawH7579 waterH7579. 12He saidH559, “20O LordH3068, the GodH430 of my masterH113 AbrahamH85, pleaseH4994 2122grantH7136 me successH7136 todayH3117, and showH6213 lovingkindnessH2617 to my masterH113 AbrahamH85.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 24:2 Gen 39:4-6 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 24:2 Gen 24:9; 47:29 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 24:3 Gen 14:19, 22 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 24:3 Deut 7:3; 2 Cor 6:14-17 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 24:3 Gen 10:15-19; 26:34, 35; 28:1, 8 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 24:4 Gen 12:1; Heb 11:15 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 24:6 Gen 24:8 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 24:7 Gen 24:3 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 24:7 Gen 12:7; 13:15; 15:18; Ex 32:13 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 24:7 Lit seed ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 24:7 Gen 16:7; 21:17; 22:11; Ex 23:20, 23 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 24:8 Josh 2:17-20 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 24:8 Gen 24:6 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 24:9 Gen 24:2 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 24:10 Gen 24:22, 53 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 24:10 Heb Aram-naharaim, Aram of the two rivers ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 24:10 Gen 11:31, 32 ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 24:11 Gen 24:42 ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 24:11 Ex 2:16; 1 Sam 9:11 ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 24:12 Gen 24:27, 42, 48; 26:24; Ex 3:6, 15 ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 24:12 Lit cause to occur for me ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 24:12 Gen 27:20 ↩

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