Genesis 24:12
10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
11 As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13 Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
14 Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
- KJV
- And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
- WEB
- He said, “LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
- ASV
- And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.
- DARBY
- And he said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, meet me, I pray thee, [with thy blessing] this day, and deal kindly with my master Abraham.
- BLB
- And he said, “YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, please cause it to happen before me today, and do kindness to my lord Abraham.
- ÅB
- Og han sa: Herre, min herre Abrahams Gud! La det lykkes for meg idag, og gjør miskunnhet mot min herre Abraham!
- OTB
- Og han ba: "Herre, min herre Abrahams Gud, la meg lykkes i dag, og vis godhet mot min herre Abraham.
- B1930
- Og han sa: Herre, min herre Abrahams Gud! La det lykkes for mig idag, og gjør miskunnhet mot min herre Abraham!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 24:27
saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
Read in contextExodus 3:6
Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Read in contextGenesis 26:24
and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
Read in contextPsalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
Read in contextGenesis 24:42
So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
Read in context2 Kings 2:14
Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
Read in contextGenesis 24:48
Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
Read in contextExodus 3:15
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
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