Genesis 24:65 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:65

and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.

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ASV

And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master: and she took her veil, and covered herself.

KJV

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

She took a veil - הצעיף hatstsaaif. This is the first time this word occurs, and it is of doubtful signification; but most agree to render it a veil or a cloak. The former is the most likely, as it was generally used by women in the east as a sign of chastity, modesty, and subjection.

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that by faith are espoused to Christ, and would be presented as chaste virgins to him, must, in conformity to his example, humble themselves, as Rebekah, who alighted when she saw Isaac on foot, and must put themselves into subjection to him who is their head ( Eph. v. 24 ), as Rebekah, signifying it by the veil she put on, 1 Cor. xi.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הָעֶ֗בֶד	ha.'E.ved	the servant	H5650 →
מִֽי־	mi-	who?	H4310 →
הָאִ֤ישׁ	ha.'Ish	[is] the man	H376 →
הַלָּזֶה֙	ha.la.Zeh	this	H1976 →
הַהֹלֵ֤ךְ	ha.ho.Lekh	who is walking	H1980 →
בַּשָּׂדֶה֙	ba.sa.Deh	in the field	H7704 →
לִקְרָאתֵ֔נוּ	lik.ra.Te.nu	to meet us	H7122 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הָעֶ֖בֶד	ha.'E.ved	the servant	H5650 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	it	H1931 →
אֲדֹנִ֑י	'a.do.Ni	[is] master my	H113 →
וַתִּקַּ֥ח	va.ti.Kach	and she took	H3947 →
הַצָּעִ֖יף	ha.tza.'If	the veil	H6809 →
וַתִּתְכָּֽס׃	va.tit.Kas	and she covered herself	H3680 →

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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Through
1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:3–5
  Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
- Titus 2:3–5
  Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
- Jeremiah 4:30
  And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain;…
- Psalms 149:4
  For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
- Isaiah 3:16
  The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
Through
1 Corinthians 11:10
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
leads to
- Genesis 24:64–65
  And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel
- Hebrews 1:14
  Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Through
Genesis 20:16
And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
leads to
- Proverbs 27:5
  Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

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06About Genesis

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis