Genesis 24:47
45 And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
46 She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.
Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
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.
49 Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
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
- Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
- KJV
- And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
- WEB
- I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
- ASV
- And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor`s son, whom Milcah bare unto him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.
- DARBY
- And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
- BLB
- And I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter [are] you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
- ÅB
- Og jeg spurte henne: Hvem er du datter til? Hun svarte: Jeg er datter til Betuel, som er sønn til Nakor og Milka. Da satte jeg ringen i hennes nese og armbåndene på hennes armer.
- OTB
- Jeg spurte henne: 'Hvem er du datter av?' Hun sa: 'Datter av Betuel, sønn av Nahor, som Milka fødte til ham.' Så satte jeg ringen i nesen hennes og armbåndene på hennes håndledd.
- B1930
- Og jeg spurte henne: Hvem er du datter til? Hun svarte: Jeg er datter til Betuel, som er sønn til Nakor og Milka. Da satte jeg ringen i hennes nese og armbåndene på hennes armer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 16:10–13
I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
Read in contextIsaiah 62:3–5
You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
Read in contextGenesis 24:22–24
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
Read in contextPsalms 45:13–14
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
Read in contextGenesis 24:53
Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
Read in contextPsalms 45:9
The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
Read in contextEphesians 5:26–27
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
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