Genesis 24:42
in Genesis 24So 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!
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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:
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:
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseO Lord God of my master - As Abraham was the friend of God, Eliezer makes use of this to give weight and consequence to his petitions.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And I came this day unto the well,....
Note, It is good dealing with those who by prayer take God along with them in their dealings. [2.] How God had answered his prayer in the very letter of it.
Note, It is good dealing with those who by prayer take God along with them in their dealings. [2.] How God had answered his prayer in the very letter of it.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאָבֹ֥א | vaavo' | and I came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| הַיּ֖וֹם | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָעָ֑יִן | haayin | the spring | H5869 → | 887 times |
| וָאֹמַ֗ר | vaomar | and I said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵי֙ | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲדֹנִ֣י | ʾadoni | master my | H113 → | 333 times |
| אַבְרָהָ֔ם | ʾavraham | Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יֶשְׁךָ־ | yeshkha- | [are] there you | H3426 → | 140 times |
| נָּא֙ | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| מַצְלִ֣יחַ | matzliach | [are] making successful | H6743 → | 65 times |
| דַּרְכִּ֔י | darki | journey my | H1870 → | 707 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אָנֹכִ֖י | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| הֹלֵ֥ךְ | holekh | [am] going | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| עָלֶֽיהָ׃ | ʾaleiha | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
וָאָבֹ֥אand I came
vaavo'H935 →2568 times
הַיּ֖וֹםthis day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָעָ֑יִןthe spring
haayinH5869 →887 times
וָאֹמַ֗רand I said
vaomarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙O Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵי֙[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
אֲדֹנִ֣יmaster my
ʾadoniH113 →333 times
אַבְרָהָ֔םAbraham
ʾavrahamH85 →175 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יֶשְׁךָ־[are] there you
yeshkha-H3426 →140 times
נָּא֙please
na'H4994 →404 times
מַצְלִ֣יחַ[are] making successful
matzliachH6743 →65 times
דַּרְכִּ֔יjourney my
darkiH1870 →707 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אָנֹכִ֖יI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
הֹלֵ֥ךְ[am] going
holekhH1980 →1546 times
עָלֶֽיהָ׃on it
ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Philippians 4:6–7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more…
- Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Proverbs 16:3
Through
Psalms 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7
Through
Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 1:6
let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that…
- Nehemiah 1:6
Through
Ezra 8:21And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 20:3
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 20:3
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
