Verse 40
Genesis 24:40
Geneva Bible
40
Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑/י יְהוָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְ/פָנָ֗י/ו יִשְׁלַ֨ח מַלְאָכ֤/וֹ אִתָּ/ךְ֙ וְ/הִצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכֶּ֔/ךָ וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֤ אִשָּׁה֙ לִ/בְנִ֔/י מִ/מִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖/י וּ/מִ/בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ/י
English Translation
And the LORD said to me, "You have walked before me; He will send His angel with you and will make your way successful, and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house."
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Chapter 24 Context
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Nowe Abraham was olde, and striken in yeeres, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
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Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he ha...
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And I will make thee sweare by ye Lord God (Elohim) of the heauen, and God (Elohim) of the earth, th...
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But thou shalt go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sone Izhak.
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And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring th...
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To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.
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The Lord God (Elohim) of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was b...
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Neuertheles if the woman wil not follow thee, then shalt thou bee discharged of this mine othe: onel...
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Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matte...
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So the seruant tooke ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed: (for he had all his maste...
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And he made his camels to lye downe without the citie by a well of water, at euentide about the time...
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And he said, O Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, send me good speede this day,...
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Lo, I stand by the well of water, whiles the mens daughters of this citie come out to drawe water.
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Graunt therefore that ye maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink...
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And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milc...
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(And the maide was very faire to looke vpon, a virgine and vnknowen of man) and she went downe to th...
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Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitc...
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And she said, Drinke sir: and she hasted, and let downe her pitcher vpon her hand and gaue him drink...
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And when she had giuen him drinke, she said, I will drawe water for thy camels also vntill they haue...
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And she powred out her pitcher into the trough speedily; and ranne againe vnto the well to drawe wat...
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So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosp...
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And when the camels had left drinking, the man tooke a golden abillement of halfe a shekell weight,...
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And he said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for...
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Then she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah whom she bare vnto Nahor.
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Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also and prouender ynough, and roume to lodge in.
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And the man bowed himselfe and worshipped the Lord,
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And said, Blessed be the Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his merci...
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And the maide ranne and tolde them of her mothers house according to these wordes.
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Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to the well.
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For when he had seene the earings and the bracelets in his sisters hands, and when he heard the word...
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And he saide, Come in thou blessed of the Lord: wherefore standest thou without, seeing I haue prepa...
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Then the man came into the house, and he vnsadled the camels, and brought litter and prouender for t...
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Afterward the meate was set before him: but he saide, I will not eate, vntill I haue saide my messag...
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Then he said, I am Abrahams seruant,
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And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, that he is become great: for he hath giuen him shee...
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And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he g...
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Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the...
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But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.
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Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not follow me?
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Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourne...
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Then shalt thou be discharged of mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee no...
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So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, if thou now...
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Behold, I stand by the well of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her,...
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And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be ye wife, which the...
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And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, beholde, Rebekah came foorth, and her pitche...
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And she made haste, and tooke downe her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drinke, and I will giue...
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Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she answered, The daughter of Bethuel Nahor...
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And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, w...
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Now therefore, if ye will deale mercifully and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me t...
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Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, This thing is proceeded of the Lord: we cannot therefore...
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Beholde, Rebehak is before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as...
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And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord.
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Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebeka...
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Afterward they did eate and drinke, both he, and the men that were with him, and taried all night. a...
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Then her brother and her mother answered, Let the maide abide with vs, at the least ten dayes: then...
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But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, t...
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Then they said, We will call the maide, and aske her consent.
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And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go...
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So they let Rebekah their sister goe, and her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men.
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And they blessed Rebekah, and sayde vnto her, Thou art our sister, growe into thousande thousands, a...
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Then Rebekah arose, and her maydes, and rode vpon the camels, and followed the man. and the seruant...
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Nowe Izhak came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey)
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And Izhak went out. to pray in the fielde toward the euening: who lift vp his eyes and looked, and b...
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Also Rebekah lift vp her eyes, and when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel.
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(For shee had sayde to the seruant, Who is yonder man, that commeth in the fielde to meete vs? and t...
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And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done.
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Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his...
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Verse Information
- Book
- Genesis
- Chapter
- Chapter 24 (67 verses)
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- Geneva Bible