Genesis 24:44
in Genesis 24and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master’s son.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And she say to me, both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels,.... See Gill on Gen 24:14.
And she say to me, both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels,.... See Gill on Gen 24:14.
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
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָמְרָ֤ה | veamerah | and she will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלַי֙ | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| גַּם־ | gam- | both | H1571 → | 769 times |
| אַתָּ֣ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| שְׁתֵ֔ה | sheteh | drink | H8354 → | 217 times |
| וְגַ֥ם | vegam | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| לִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָ | ligmaleikha | for camels your | H1581 → | 54 times |
| אֶשְׁאָ֑ב | ʾeshav | I will draw water | H7579 → | 19 times |
| הִ֣וא | hi' | she | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | haishah | [be] the woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֹכִ֥יחַ | hokhiach | he has appointed | H3198 → | 59 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְבֶן־ | leven- | for [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲדֹנִֽי׃ | ʾadoni | master my | H113 → | 333 times |
וְאָמְרָ֤הand she will say
veamerahH559 →5305 times
אֵלַי֙to me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
גַּם־both
gam-H1571 →769 times
אַתָּ֣הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
שְׁתֵ֔הdrink
shetehH8354 →217 times
וְגַ֥םand also
vegamH1571 →769 times
לִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָfor camels your
ligmaleikhaH1581 →54 times
אֶשְׁאָ֑בI will draw water
ʾeshavH7579 →19 times
הִ֣ואshe
hi'H1931 →1879 times
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה[be] the woman
haishahH802 →781 times
אֲשֶׁר־whom
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הֹכִ֥יחַhe has appointed
hokhiachH3198 →59 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְבֶן־for [the] son of
leven-H1121 →4930 times
אֲדֹנִֽי׃master my
ʾadoniH113 →333 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
Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:14
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 31:10–31
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
- Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
- Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your…
- Proverbs 19:14
Through
Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
it leads to
- Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
- Matthew 25:35
Through
1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
it leads to
- Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- Ephesians 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- 1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- Romans 12:10
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
