Genesis 24:28 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:28

The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the damsel ran, and told her mother’s house according to these words.

KJV

And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Her mother’s house - Some have conjectured from this that her father Bethuel was dead; and the person called Bethuel, Gen 24:50, was a younger brother. This is possible, but the mother’s house might be mentioned were even the father alive; for in Asiatic countries the women have apartments entirely separate from those of the men, in which their little children and grown-up daughters reside with them. This was probably the case here, though it is very likely that Bethuel was dead, as the whole business appears to be conducted by Rebekah’s brothers.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

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.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתָּ֙רָץ֙	va.Ta.rotz	and she ran	H7323 →
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔	ha.na.'a.Ra	the young woman	H5291 →
וַתַּגֵּ֖ד	va.ta.Ged	and she told	H5046 →
לְבֵ֣ית	le.Veit	to [the] household of	H1004 →
אִמָּ֑הּ	'i.Mah	mother her	H517 →
כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים	ka.de.va.Rim	according to the things	H1697 →
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →

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
Genesis 24:48
Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother…
leads to
- Proverbs 3:5–6
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Genesis 24:26–27
  Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- Psalms 32:8
  I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
- Psalms 48:14
  For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
Through
Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:22–33
  Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
- Song of Solomon 8:2
  I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
- Genesis 25:20
  and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Through
Genesis 31:33
So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants, but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.
leads to
- Genesis 24:67
  And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.

Featured studies on this passage

Rebecca and Eliezer — Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Walks through Genesis 24

Rebekah: Genesis 24–27 · MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Genesis 24

The Bride & the Jewish Wedding

Open the study →

Walks through Genesis 24

The Virgin Birth

Open the study →

Walks through Genesis 24

Type-Scenes: the Stories Scripture Tells Twice

Open the study →

About Genesis

Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Genesis: the study guide →Read chapter 24 →The featured study →

Continue: Genesis 24 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis