Verse 42
Genesis 24:42
Young's Literal Translation
42
'And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God (Elohim) of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going --
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אָבֹ֥א הַ/יּ֖וֹם אֶל הָ/עָ֑יִן וָ/אֹמַ֗ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣/י אַבְרָהָ֔ם אִם יֶשְׁ/ךָ נָּא֙ מַצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכִּ֔/י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י הֹלֵ֥ךְ עָלֶֽי/הָ
English Translation
And I came today to the well and said, "Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham, if You will make my way successful on which I am going.
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Chapter 24 Context
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And Abraham [is] old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all [things];
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and Abraham saith unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he hath, 'P...
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and I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God (Elohim) of the heavens, and God (Elohim) of the earth, th...
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but unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'
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And the servant saith unto him, 'It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land;...
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And Abraham saith unto him, 'Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;
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Jehovah, God (Elohim) of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the la...
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and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oat...
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And the servant putteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning...
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And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his...
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and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, a...
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And he saith, 'Jehovah, God (Elohim) of my lord Abraham, cause to meet, I pray Thee, before me this...
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lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to d...
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and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink,...
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And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel,...
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and the young person [is] of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she g...
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And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from th...
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and she saith, 'Drink, my lord;' and she hasteth, and letteth down her pitcher upon her hand, and gi...
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And she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, 'Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished d...
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and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well...
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And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperou...
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And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (who...
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and saith, 'Whose daughter [art] thou? declare to me, I pray thee, is the house of thy father a plac...
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24
And she saith unto him, 'I [am] daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she hath borne to Nahor.'
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She saith also unto him, 'Both straw and provender [are] abundant with us, also a place to lodge in....
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And the man boweth, and doth obeisance to Jehovah,
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and saith, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah, God (Elohim) of my lord Abraham, who hath not left off His kindnes...
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And the young person runneth, and declareth to the house of her mother according to these words.
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And Rebekah hath a brother, and his name [is] Laban, and Laban runneth unto the man who [is] without...
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yea, it cometh to pass, when he seeth the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and wh...
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And he saith, 'Come in, O blessed one of Jehovah, why standest thou without, and I -- I have prepare...
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And he bringeth in the man into the house, and looseth the camels, and giveth straw and provender fo...
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and setteth before him to eat; but he saith, 'I do not eat till I have spoken my word;' and he saith...
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And he saith, 'I [am] Abraham's servant;
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and Jehovah hath blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He giveth to him flock, and herd,...
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and Sarah, my lord's wife, beareth a son to my lord, after she hath been aged, and he giveth to him...
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'And my lord causeth me to swear, saying, Thou dost not take a wife to my son from the daughters of...
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If not -- unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife f...
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'And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;
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and he saith unto me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked habitually, doth send His messenger with th...
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then art thou acquitted from my oath, when thou comest unto my family, and if they give not [one] to...
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'And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God (Elohim) of my lord Abraham, if Thou a...
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(lo, I am standing by the fountain of water), then the virgin who is coming out to draw, and I have...
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and she hath said unto me, Both drink thou, and also for thy camels I draw -- she is the woman whom...
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'Before I finish speaking unto my heart, then lo, Rebekah is coming out, and her pitcher on her shou...
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and she hasteth and letteth down her pitcher from off her and saith, Drink, and thy camels also I wa...
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'And I ask her, and say, Whose daughter [art] thou? and she saith, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor...
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and I bow, and do obeisance before Jehovah, and I bless Jehovah, God (Elohim) of my lord Abraham, wh...
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'And now, if ye are dealing kindly and truly with my lord, declare to me; and if not, declare to me;...
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And Laban answereth -- Bethuel also -- and they say, 'The thing hath gone out from Jehovah; we are n...
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lo, Rebekah [is] before thee, take and go, and she is a wife to thy lord's son, as Jehovah hath spok...
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And it cometh to pass, when the servant of Abraham hath heard their words, that he boweth himself to...
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and the servant taketh out vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and giveth to Rebek...
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And they eat and drink, he and the men who [are] with him, and lodge all night; and they rise in the...
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and her brother saith -- her mother also -- 'Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days,...
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And he saith unto them, 'Do not delay me, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away, and I...
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and they say, 'Let us call for the young person, and ask at her mouth;'
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and they call for Rebekah, and say unto her, 'Dost thou go with this man?' and she saith, 'I go.'
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And they send away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men;
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and they bless Rebekah, and say to her, 'Thou [art] our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, an...
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And Rebekah and her young women arise, and ride on the camels, and go after the man; and the servant...
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And Isaac hath come in from the entrance of the Well of the Living One, my Beholder; and he is dwell...
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and Isaac goeth out to meditate in the field, at the turning of the evening, and he lifteth up his e...
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And Rebekah lifteth up her eyes, and seeth Isaac, and alighteth from off the camel;
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and she saith unto the servant, 'Who [is] this man who is walking in the field to meet us?' and the...
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And the servant recounteth to Isaac all the things that he hath done,
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and Isaac bringeth her in unto the tent of Sarah his mother, and he taketh Rebekah, and she becometh...
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Verse Information
- Book
- Genesis
- Chapter
- Chapter 24 (67 verses)
- Version
- Young's Literal Translation