Genesis 24:15 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:15

Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

KJV

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON GENESIS 10.2 (253)

Rebekah came to the wells daily; she drew water daily. And because she spent time at the wells daily, therefore, she could be found by Abraham's servant and be united in marriage with Isaac.Do you think these are tales and that the Holy Spirit tells stories in the Scripture? This is instruction for souls and spiritual teaching which instructs and teaches you to come daily to the wells of the Scripture, to the waters of the Holy Spirit, and always to draw water and carry home a full vessel just as also holy Rebekah used to do.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

God, in his providence, doth sometimes wonderfully own the prayer of faith, and gratify the innocent desires of his praying people even in little things, that he may shew the extent of his care, and may encourage them at all times, to seek him, and trust in him; yet we must take heed of being over bold in prescribing to God, lest the event should weaken our faith rather than strengthen it.

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.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיְהִי־	vay.hi-	and it was	H1961 →
ה֗וּא	Hu'	he	H1931 →
טֶרֶם֮	te.Rem	not yet	H2962 →
כִּלָּ֣ה	ki.Lah	he had finished	H3615 →
לְדַבֵּר֒	le.da.Ber	to speak	H1696 →
וְהִנֵּ֧ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
רִבְקָ֣ה	riv.Kah	Rebekah	H7259 →
יֹצֵ֗את	yo.Tzet	[was] coming out	H3318 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
יֻלְּדָה֙	yu.le.Dah	she had been born	H3205 →
לִבְתוּאֵ֣ל	liv.tu.'El	to Bethuel	H1328 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
מִלְכָּ֔ה	mil.Kah	Milcah	H4435 →
אֵ֥שֶׁת	'E.shet	[the] wife of	H802 →
נָח֖וֹר	na.Chor	Nahor	H5152 →
אֲחִ֣י	'a.Chi	[the] brother of	H251 →
אַבְרָהָ֑ם	'av.ra.Ham	Abraham	H85 →
וְכַדָּ֖הּ	ve.kha.Dah	and jar her	H3537 →
עַל־	'al-	[was] on	H5921 →
שִׁכְמָֽהּ׃	shikh.Mah	shoulder her	H7926 →

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
Isaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
leads to
- 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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…
- Mark 11:24
  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- 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…
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Through
Psalms 65:2
O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
leads to
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Isaiah 66:23
  From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.