Genesis 24:9

Genesis 24:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the servant took an oath by putting his hand under the thigh of his master, Abraham. He swore to follow Abraham’s instructions.

Context of Genesis 24:9

7“The Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there. 8If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.” So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter. 10Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the town of Nahor. 11He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.

Genesis 24:9 word by word

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם הָעֶ֙בֶד֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ תַּ֛חַת יֶ֥רֶךְ אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֑יו וַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽע ל֔וֹ עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his handיָדyâd · hand: swearH3027
• under the thighיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409
• of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• his masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• and swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• to him concerningעַל‛al · uponH5921
• thatזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697

Commentaries on Genesis 24:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Put his hand under the thigh of Abraham - This form of swearing has greatly puzzled the commentators; but it is useless to detail opinions which I neither believe myself, nor would wish my readers to credit. I believe the true sense is given in the Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, and that called the Jerusalem Targum. In the former it is said, Put now thy hand מהולתי בגזית bigzirath mehulathi, in sectione circumcisionis meoe; in the latter קימי ירך תחות…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9Trusting in the Lord's promise, Abraham had his main servant promise to find a wife for Isaac (probably Eliezer, 15:2). Abraham told his servant to return to his relatives in his homeland, 724 kilometers away (about 450 miles). Abraham was faithful to the covenant by planning for Isaac's future.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. And Abraham was old ... take a wife--His anxiety to see his son married was natural to his position as a pastoral chief interested in preserving the honor of his tribe, and still more as a patriarch who had regard to the divine promise of a numerous posterity.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 24:9

• Oath

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Abraham, Abram
• Eliezer
• Follow
• Hivites
• Isaac
• Laban
• Light
• Lord
• 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