Genesis 24:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 24:1

A Bride for Isaac

1 Now Abraham ^awas old, well advanced in age; and the Lord ^bhad blessed Abraham in all things.

2 So Abraham said ^ato the oldest servant of his house, who ^bruled over all that he had, “Please, ^cput your hand under my thigh,

3 and I will make you ^aswear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that ^byou will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell;

4 ^abut you shall go ^bto my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

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Interlinear Bible for Genesis 24:1:

And Abraham
'Abraham (#85) was old,
zaqen (#2204) and well stricken
bow' (#935) in age:
yowm (#3117) and the LORD
Yhovah (#3068) had blessed
barak (#1288)
'eth (#853) Abraham
'Abraham (#85) in all things.
kol (#3605)

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