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Genesis 24:65

63 Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.

64 And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel

and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.

66 Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.

67 And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.

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BSB
and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
KJV
For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
WEB
She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” She took her veil, and covered herself.
ASV
And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself.
DARBY
And she had said to the servant, Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us? And the servant said, That is my master! Then she took the veil, and covered herself.
BLB
And she said to the servant, “Who [is] this man, the one walking in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my lord.” And she took the veil and covered herself.
ÅB
Og hun sa til tjeneren: Hvem er denne mann som kommer oss i møte på marken? Tjeneren svarte Det er min herre. Så tok hun sløret og tilhyllet seg.
OTB
og spurte tjeneren: "Hvem er den mannen på marken som kommer for å møte oss?" Tjeneren svarte: "Han er min herre." Så tok hun sitt slør og dekket seg.
B1930
Og hun sa til tjeneren: Hvem er denne mann som kommer oss i møte på marken? Tjeneren svarte Det er min herre. Så tok hun sløret og tilhyllet sig.

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 2:9

    Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:5–6

    And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:10

    For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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  • Genesis 20:16

    And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”

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