Genesis 24:58
in Genesis 24They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
KJV
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseWilt thou go with this man? - So it appears it was left ultimately to the choice of Rebekah whether she would accept the proposals now made to her, unless we suppose that the question meant, Wilt thou go immediately, or stay with us a month longer? She said, I will go - It fully appears to be the will of God that it should be so, and I consent. This at once determined the whole business.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
We may hope that the notice she had taken of the servant's piety and devotion gave her such an idea of the prevalence of religion and godliness in the family she was to go to made her desirous to hasten thither, and willing to forget her own people and her father's house, where religion had not so much the ascendant.
And they called Rebekah,....
We may hope that the notice she had taken of the servant's piety and devotion gave her such an idea of the prevalence of religion and godliness in the family she was to go to made her desirous to hasten thither, and willing to forget her own people and her father's house, where religion had not so much the ascendant.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ | vaiyikreu | and they summoned | H7121 → | 733 times |
| לְרִבְקָה֙ | lerivkah | <to> Rebekah | H7259 → | 30 times |
| וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלֶ֔יהָ | ʾeleiha | to her | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הֲתֵלְכִ֖י | hatelekhi | ¿ will you go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הָאִ֣ישׁ | haish | the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וַתֹּ֖אמֶר | vatomer | and she said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלֵֽךְ׃ | ʾelekh | I will go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
וַיִּקְרְא֤וּand they summoned
vaiyikreuH7121 →733 times
לְרִבְקָה֙<to> Rebekah
lerivkahH7259 →30 times
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
אֵלֶ֔יהָto her
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
הֲתֵלְכִ֖י¿ will you go
hatelekhiH1980 →1546 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
הָאִ֣ישׁthe man
haishH376 →1663 times
הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וַתֹּ֖אמֶרand she said
vatomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלֵֽךְ׃I will go
ʾelekhH1980 →1546 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 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
Luke 1:38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
it leads to
- Romans 4:20–21
Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
- Psalms 119:38
Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
- Psalms 116:16
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
- 2 Samuel 7:25–29
And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
- Romans 4:20–21
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies4
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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.