Genesis 24:54
in Genesis 24Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
KJV
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd they did eat and drink - When Eliezer had got a favorable answer, then he and his servants sat down to meat; this he had refused to do till he had told his message, Gen 24:33.
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The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ | vaiyokhelu | and they ate | H398 → | 810 times |
| וַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּ | vaiyishtu | and they drank | H8354 → | 217 times |
| ה֛וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים | vehaanashim | and the men | H582 → | 566 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עִמּ֖וֹ | imo | [were] with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| וַיָּלִ֑ינוּ | vaiyalinu | and they stayed [the] night | H3885 → | 84 times |
| וַיָּק֣וּמוּ | vaiyakumu | and they arose | H6965 → | 628 times |
| בַבֹּ֔קֶר | vaboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שַׁלְּחֻ֥נִי | shalechuni | send away me | H7971 → | 845 times |
| לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃ | ladoni | to master my | H113 → | 333 times |
וַיֹּאכְל֣וּand they ate
vaiyokheluH398 →810 times
וַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּand they drank
vaiyishtuH8354 →217 times
ה֛וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםand the men
vehaanashimH582 →566 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
עִמּ֖וֹ[were] with him
imoH5973 →1050 times
וַיָּלִ֑ינוּand they stayed [the] night
vaiyalinuH3885 →84 times
וַיָּק֣וּמוּand they arose
vaiyakumuH6965 →628 times
בַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning
vabokerH1242 →214 times
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
שַׁלְּחֻ֥נִיsend away me
shalechuniH7971 →845 times
לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃to master my
ladoniH113 →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 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 11:28
Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Matthew 25:23
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- 1 Kings 11:28
Through
Genesis 24:59So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
it leads to
- Genesis 35:8
Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
- Genesis 35:8
Through
Ecclesiastes 7:10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
it leads to
- Psalms 14:2–3
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Isaiah 50:1
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for…
- Psalms 14:2–3
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis

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