Genesis 24:65

Genesis 24:65 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
• New International Version (NIV)and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said to the servant, "Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for she had said to the servant, “Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself.

Context of Genesis 24:65

63He went out to relax in the field in the early evening. Then he looked up and saw that there were camels approaching. 64Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel and asked Abraham’s servant, “Who is that man walking in the field toward us?” “That is my master,” the servant replied. So she took her veil and covered herself. 66The servant told Isaac everything that had happened. 67Then Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took her as his wife and loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Genesis 24:65 word by word

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הָעֶ֗בֶד מִֽי־הָאִ֤ישׁ הַלָּזֶה֙ הַהֹלֵ֤ךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ לִקְרָאתֵ֔נוּ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הָעֶ֖בֶד ה֣וּא אֲדֹנִ֑י וַתִּקַּ֥ח הַצָּעִ֖יף וַתִּתְכָּֽס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Whatמִיmîy · who?H4310
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• thisהַלָּזֶהhallâzeh · thisH1976
• that walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• to meet usקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• my masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• therefore she tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• a vailצָעִיףtsâ‛îyph · shawlH6809
• and covered herselfכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680

Cross-references for Genesis 24:65

• Genesis 20:16To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your ‘brother.’ This is compensation for you so that you will stand vindicated before all who are with you.”
• 1 Corinthians 11:5But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.
• 1 Timothy 2:9Likewise the women are to dress in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control. Their adornment must not be with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing,

Commentaries on Genesis 24:65

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 65She took a veil - הצעיף hatstsaaif . This is the first time this word occurs, and it is of doubtful signification; but most agree to render it a veil or a cloak. The former is the most likely, as it was generally used by women in the east as a sign of chastity, modesty, and subjection.Read the comment
• 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. 6565. she took a veil, and covered herself--The veil is an essential part of female dress. In country places it is often thrown aside, but on the appearance of a stranger, it is drawn over the face, as to conceal all but the eyes. In a bride it was a token of her reverence and subjection to her husband.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 24:65

• Rebekah (Rebecca)
• Veil
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Dress
• Eliezer
• Follow
• Isaac
• Laban
• Light
• Lord
• Marriage
• Raiment

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