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Genesis 24:44

in Genesis 24

and 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.

This verse in Genesis 24

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

The 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.

A commentator

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

proposed

And she say to me, both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels,.... See Gill on Gen 24:14.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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 words

Every 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.

  • 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 stops

Each 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 18:22

    He 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…

  • Through

    Hebrews 13:2

    Do 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,

  • Through

    1 Peter 3:8

    Finally, 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.

Where this verse is studied

About Genesis

Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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