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
1 Nowe Abraham was olde, and striken in yeeres, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. Focus ↗
2 Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he ha... Focus ↗
3 And I will make thee sweare by ye Lord God (Elohim) of the heauen, and God (Elohim) of the earth, th... Focus ↗
4 But thou shalt go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sone Izhak. Focus ↗
5 And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring th... Focus ↗
6 To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne thither againe. Focus ↗
7 The Lord God (Elohim) of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was b... Focus ↗
8 Neuertheles if the woman wil not follow thee, then shalt thou bee discharged of this mine othe: onel... Focus ↗
9 Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matte... Focus ↗
10 So the seruant tooke ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed: (for he had all his maste... Focus ↗
11 And he made his camels to lye downe without the citie by a well of water, at euentide about the time... Focus ↗
12 And he said, O Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, send me good speede this day,... Focus ↗
13 Lo, I stand by the well of water, whiles the mens daughters of this citie come out to drawe water. Focus ↗
14 Graunt therefore that ye maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink... Focus ↗
15 And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milc... Focus ↗
16 (And the maide was very faire to looke vpon, a virgine and vnknowen of man) and she went downe to th... Focus ↗
17 Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitc... Focus ↗
18 And she said, Drinke sir: and she hasted, and let downe her pitcher vpon her hand and gaue him drink... Focus ↗
19 And when she had giuen him drinke, she said, I will drawe water for thy camels also vntill they haue... Focus ↗
20 And she powred out her pitcher into the trough speedily; and ranne againe vnto the well to drawe wat... Focus ↗
21 So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosp... Focus ↗
22 And when the camels had left drinking, the man tooke a golden abillement of halfe a shekell weight,... Focus ↗
23 And he said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for... Focus ↗
24 Then she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah whom she bare vnto Nahor. Focus ↗
25 Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also and prouender ynough, and roume to lodge in. Focus ↗
26 And the man bowed himselfe and worshipped the Lord, Focus ↗
27 And said, Blessed be the Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his merci... Focus ↗
28 And the maide ranne and tolde them of her mothers house according to these wordes. Focus ↗
29 Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to the well. Focus ↗
30 For when he had seene the earings and the bracelets in his sisters hands, and when he heard the word... Focus ↗
31 And he saide, Come in thou blessed of the Lord: wherefore standest thou without, seeing I haue prepa... Focus ↗
32 Then the man came into the house, and he vnsadled the camels, and brought litter and prouender for t... Focus ↗
33 Afterward the meate was set before him: but he saide, I will not eate, vntill I haue saide my messag... Focus ↗
34 Then he said, I am Abrahams seruant, Focus ↗
35 And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, that he is become great: for he hath giuen him shee... Focus ↗
36 And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he g... Focus ↗
37 Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the... Focus ↗
38 But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne. Focus ↗
39 Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not follow me? Focus ↗
40 Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourne...
41 Then shalt thou be discharged of mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee no... Focus ↗
42 So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, if thou now... Focus ↗
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her,... Focus ↗
44 And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be ye wife, which the... Focus ↗
45 And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, beholde, Rebekah came foorth, and her pitche... Focus ↗
46 And she made haste, and tooke downe her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drinke, and I will giue... Focus ↗
47 Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she answered, The daughter of Bethuel Nahor... Focus ↗
48 And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, w... Focus ↗
49 Now therefore, if ye will deale mercifully and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me t... Focus ↗
50 Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, This thing is proceeded of the Lord: we cannot therefore... Focus ↗
51 Beholde, Rebehak is before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as... Focus ↗
52 And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord. Focus ↗
53 Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebeka... Focus ↗
54 Afterward they did eate and drinke, both he, and the men that were with him, and taried all night. a... Focus ↗
55 Then her brother and her mother answered, Let the maide abide with vs, at the least ten dayes: then... Focus ↗
56 But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, t... Focus ↗
57 Then they said, We will call the maide, and aske her consent. Focus ↗
58 And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go... Focus ↗
59 So they let Rebekah their sister goe, and her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men. Focus ↗
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and sayde vnto her, Thou art our sister, growe into thousande thousands, a... Focus ↗
61 Then Rebekah arose, and her maydes, and rode vpon the camels, and followed the man. and the seruant... Focus ↗
62 Nowe Izhak came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey) Focus ↗
63 And Izhak went out. to pray in the fielde toward the euening: who lift vp his eyes and looked, and b... Focus ↗
64 Also Rebekah lift vp her eyes, and when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel. Focus ↗
65 (For shee had sayde to the seruant, Who is yonder man, that commeth in the fielde to meete vs? and t... Focus ↗
66 And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done. Focus ↗
67 Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his... Focus ↗