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Genesis 24:48

in Genesis 24

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 for his son.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And I bowed my head, and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.

KJV

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

This verse in Genesis 24

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

John Chrysostom

HOMILIES ON GENESIS 48.24 · Written before 407.

proposed

"Seeing now God's providence so manifestly in action, I asked whose daughter she was. Learning from what she said that she belonged not to alien people but to the household of Nahor, my master's brother, I was bold enough to 'put earrings and bracelets on her. In my satisfaction I prayed to the Lord and praised the God of my master Abraham for bringing my journey to a successful conclusion so as to take the daughter of my master's brother.' God's hand in this has been so manifestly active; as you can see, the prayers offered by my master have been granted. Now you, for your part, if you are to give evidence of your dispositions, 'show steadfast kindness toward my master; if not, let me know it.'3 Tell me the truth now, I ask you, so that I may be in a position to know what I must do. But if the answer is no, tell me so that I may travel in another direction, 'going left or right.'

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord,.... See Gill on Gen 24:26. And blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. See Gill on Gen 24:27.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וָאֶקֹּ֥דand I bowed low

    vaekodH6915 →15 times

  • וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הand I bowed down

    vaeshtachavehH7812 →172 times

  • לַיהוָ֑הto Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וָאֲבָרֵ֗ךְand I blessed

    vaavarekhH1288 →330 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יְהוָה֙Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵי֙[the] God of

    ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times

  • אֲדֹנִ֣יmaster my

    ʾadoniH113 →333 times

  • אַבְרָהָ֔םAbraham

    ʾavrahamH85 →175 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֤רwho

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הִנְחַ֙נִי֙he had led me

    hinchaniH5148 →

  • בְּדֶ֣רֶךְin [the] way of

    bederekhH1870 →707 times

  • אֱמֶ֔תtruth

    ʾemetH571 →127 times

  • לָקַ֛חַתto take

    lakachatH3947 →966 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • בַּת־[the] daughter of

    bat-H1323 →588 times

  • אֲחִ֥י[the] brother of

    ʾachiH251 →630 times

  • אֲדֹנִ֖יmaster my

    ʾadoniH113 →333 times

  • לִבְנֽוֹ׃for son his

    livnoH1121 →4930 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Psalms 32:8

    I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 3:5–6

      Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

    • Psalms 33:18

      Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

    • Psalms 25:8–10

      Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.

    • Matthew 11:29

      Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

    • Proverbs 8:10–11

      Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.

  • Through

    Psalms 48:14

    For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 58:11

      The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

    • Psalms 23:3–4

      He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

    • Psalms 73:24

      You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

Where this verse is studied

About Genesis

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

This page draws on John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 48.24 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).