Genesis 24:54 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ	vai.yo.khe.Lu	and they ate	H398 →
וַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּ	vai.yish.Tu	and they drank	H8354 →
ה֛וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים	ve.ha.'a.na.Shim	and the men	H582 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	who	H834 →
עִמּ֖וֹ	i.Mo	[were] with him	H5973 →
וַיָּלִ֑ינוּ	vai.ya.Li.nu	and they stayed [the] night	H3885 →
וַיָּק֣וּמוּ	vai.ya.Ku.mu	and they arose	H6965 →
בַבֹּ֔קֶר	va.Bo.ker	in the morning	H1242 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
שַׁלְּחֻ֥נִי	sha.le.Chu.ni	send away me	H7971 →
לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃	La.do.Ni	to 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.

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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
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:28
  Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
- Matthew 25:21
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Proverbs 12:24
  The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Matthew 25:23
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Proverbs 10:4
  Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Through
Genesis 24:59
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
leads to
- Genesis 35:8
  Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
Through
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
leads to
- Psalms 14:2–3
  The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Isaiah 50:1
  This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Genesis 24:56But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”Genesis 30:25Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.Genesis 24:59So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.Genesis 28:5–6So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.Ecclesiastes 7:10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.Genesis 45:24Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”2 Samuel 18:19Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”Genesis 21:14Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.Luke 8:38–39The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,2 Samuel 18:27–28The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

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