Genesis 24:42
40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
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:
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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!
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- I came today to the spring, and said, ‘The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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,
- BLB
- And I came today to the spring and I said, ‘YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, if now You will prosper the way on which I am going—"
- ÅB
- Så kom jeg da idag til kilden, og jeg sa: Herre, min herre Abrahams Gud! Å, om du ville la denne min reise lykkes!
- OTB
- "Da jeg kom til kilden i dag, ba jeg: 'Herre, min herre Abrahams Gud, hvis du vil, la reisen jeg har kommet på lykkes.
- B1930
- Så kom jeg da idag til kilden, og jeg sa: Herre, min herre Abrahams Gud! Å, om du vilde la denne min reise lykkes!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
Read in contextGenesis 24:12–14
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.
Read in contextPsalms 90:17
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Read in contextRomans 1:10
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
Read in contextPsalms 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Read in contextEzra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Read in contextActs 10:7–8
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
Read in contextActs 10:22
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
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