Genesis 24:42 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 24:42

40 ^aBut he said to me, ‘The Lord, ^bbefore whom I walk, will send His angel with you and¹ prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father’s house.

41 ^aYou will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

42 “And this day I came to the well and said, ^a‘O Lord God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,

43 ^abehold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”

44 and she says to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,”—let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’

45 ^a“But before I had finished ^bspeaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’

46 And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also.

47 Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 24:42

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American Standard Version
And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go.

Amplified® Bible
I came today to the well and said, O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if You are now causing me to go on my way prosperously--

Contemporary English Version
When I came to the well today, I silently prayed, "You, LORD, are the God my master Abraham worships, so please lead me to a wife for his son

Darby English Version
And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,

Good News Bible
"When I came to the well today, I prayed, ' LORD, God of my master Abraham, please give me success in what I am doing.

King James Version
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

New American Standard Bible
"So I came today to the spring, and said, `O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;

New International Version
"When I came to the spring today, I said, 'O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success to the journey on which I have come.

New King James Version
“And this day I came to the well and said, ‘O LORD God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;

Revised Standard Version
"I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper the way which I go,

Young's Literal Translation
`And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going --

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