Genesis 24:45
in Genesis 24And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain, and drew: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
KJV
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
3 notes on this verseBefore I had done speaking in mine heart - So we find that the whole of this prayer, so circumstantially related Gen 24:12-14, and again Gen 24:42-44, was mental, and heard only by that God to whom it was directed. It would have been improper to have used public prayer on the occasion, as his servants could have felt no particular interest in the accomplishment of his petitions, because they were not concerned in them, having none of the responsibility of this mission.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), which perhaps he mentions, lest it should be suspected that Rebekah had overheard his prayer and designedly humoured it. "No," says he, "I spoke it in my heart, so that none heard it but God, to whom thought are word, and from him the answer came,"
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And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder,.... See Gill on Gen 24:15. and she went down unto the well, and drew water: See Gill on Gen 24:16. and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. See Gill on Gen 24:17.
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲנִי֩ | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| טֶ֨רֶם | terem | not yet | H2962 → | 56 times |
| אֲכַלֶּ֜ה | ʾakhaleh | I had finished | H3615 → | 208 times |
| לְדַבֵּ֣ר | ledaber | to speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| לִבִּ֗י | libi | heart my | H3820 → | 595 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֨ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| רִבְקָ֤ה | rivkah | Rebekah | H7259 → | 30 times |
| יֹצֵאת֙ | yotzet | [was] coming out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וְכַדָּ֣הּ | vekhadah | and jar her | H3537 → | 18 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [was] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שִׁכְמָ֔הּ | shikhmah | shoulder her | H7926 → | 21 times |
| וַתֵּ֥רֶד | vatered | and she went down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| הָעַ֖יְנָה | haaynah | the spring towards | H5869 → | 887 times |
| וַתִּשְׁאָ֑ב | vatishav | and she drew water | H7579 → | 19 times |
| וָאֹמַ֥ר | vaomar | and I said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלֶ֖יהָ | ʾeleiha | to her | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַשְׁקִ֥ינִי | hashkini | give a drink me | H8248 → | 61 times |
| נָֽא׃ | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
אֲנִי֩I
ʾaniH589 →874 times
טֶ֨רֶםnot yet
teremH2962 →56 times
אֲכַלֶּ֜הI had finished
ʾakhalehH3615 →208 times
לְדַבֵּ֣רto speak
ledaberH1696 →1141 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
לִבִּ֗יheart my
libiH3820 →595 times
וְהִנֵּ֨הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
רִבְקָ֤הRebekah
rivkahH7259 →30 times
יֹצֵאת֙[was] coming out
yotzetH3318 →1067 times
וְכַדָּ֣הּand jar her
vekhadahH3537 →18 times
עַל־[was] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שִׁכְמָ֔הּshoulder her
shikhmahH7926 →21 times
וַתֵּ֥רֶדand she went down
vateredH3381 →381 times
הָעַ֖יְנָהthe spring towards
haaynahH5869 →887 times
וַתִּשְׁאָ֑בand she drew water
vatishavH7579 →19 times
וָאֹמַ֥רand I said
vaomarH559 →5305 times
אֵלֶ֖יהָto her
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
הַשְׁקִ֥ינִיgive a drink me
hashkiniH8248 →61 times
נָֽא׃please
na'H4994 →404 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
Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
it leads to
- Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- 1 John 3:22
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Psalms 145:18–19
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
- Mark 11:24
Through
Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
it leads to
- Daniel 10:12
“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
- 1 John 5:14–15
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- Isaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
- Daniel 10:12
Where this verse is studied
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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.