Genesis 24:14 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:14

Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

BSB

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ASV

and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.

KJV

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

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Commentary

2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But when he has the desired success, he worships God, not the angel. Whatever benefit we have by the ministration of angels, all the glory must be given to the Lord of the angels, Rev. xxii.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) He pleads God's covenant with his master Abraham: O God of my master Abraham, show kindness to him. Note, As the children of good parents, so the servants of good masters, have peculiar encouragement in the prayers they offer to God for prosperity and success.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֣ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗	ha.na.'a.Ra	the young woman	H5291 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
אֹמַ֤ר	'o.Mar	I will say	H559 →
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙	'e.Lei.ha	to her	H413 →
הַטִּי־	ha.ti-	bend down	H5186 →
נָ֤א	na'	please	H4994 →
כַדֵּךְ֙	kha.deKh	jar your	H3537 →
וְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה	ve.'esh.Teh	so I may drink	H8354 →
וְאָמְרָ֣ה	ve.'a.me.Rah	and she will say	H559 →
שְׁתֵ֔ה	she.Teh	drink	H8354 →
וְגַם־	ve.gam-	and also	H1571 →
גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ	ge.ma.Lei.kha	camels your	H1581 →
אַשְׁקֶ֑ה	'ash.Keh	I will give a drink to	H8248 →
אֹתָ֤הּ	'o.Tah	<obj.> her	H853 →
הֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙	ho.Khach.ta	you have appointed	H3198 →
לְעַבְדְּךָ֣	le.'av.de.Kha	for servant your	H5650 →
לְיִצְחָ֔ק	le.yitz.Chak	for Isaac	H3327 →
וּבָ֣הּ	u.Vah	and by <the> it
אֵדַ֔ע	'e.Da'	I will know	H3045 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
עָשִׂ֥יתָ	'a.Si.ta	you have done	H6213 →
חֶ֖סֶד	Che.sed	covenant loyalty	H2617 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
אֲדֹנִֽי׃	'a.do.Ni	master my	H113 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Judges 6:17
Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
leads to
- Psalms 86:17
  Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 7:11
  “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 33:13
  Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”
Through
Isaiah 7:11
“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
leads to
- Judges 6:36–40
  Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 37:30
  And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third…
- Isaiah 38:7–8
  This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised:
- 2 Kings 19:29
  And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third…
Through
Genesis 15:8
But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
leads to
- Luke 1:18
  “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”