Genesis 24:48

Praise and worship Guidance and decisions Gratitude

⁴⁶ And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

⁴⁷ 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.

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

⁴⁹ And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

⁵⁰ Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

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 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.
KJV: And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
WEB: I bowed my head, and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.
ASV: And I bowed my head, and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master`s brother`s daughter for his son.
DARBY: And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
BLB: And I bowed my head and worshiped to YHWH, and I blessed YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, who led me in the way of truth to take the daughter [of the] brother [of my] lord for his son.

ÅB: Og jeg bøyde meg ned og tilba Herren, og jeg lovet Herren, min herre Abrahams Gud, som hadde ledet meg på rette vei til å finne min herres brordatter til hustru for hans sønn.
OTB: Jeg bøyde meg ned og tilba Herren. Jeg priste Herren, min herre Abrahams Gud, som hadde ledet meg på den rette veien for å ta datteren til min herres bror til hans sønn.
B1930: Og jeg bøide mig ned og tilbad Herren, og jeg lovet Herren, min herre Abrahams Gud, som hadde ledet mig på rette vei til å finne min herres brordatter til hustru for hans sønn.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Genesis 24:26–27
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
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Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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Psalms 32:8
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
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Psalms 48:14
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
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Isaiah 48:17
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
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Genesis 24:52
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
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Proverbs 4:11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
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Genesis 22:23
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
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