Genesis 24:34
And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
Genesis 24:34 in other translations
| BSB | “I am Abraham’s servant,” he replied. |
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| WEB | He said, “I am Abraham’s servant. |
| ASV | And he said, I am Abraham’s servant. |
| YLT | And he saith, ‘I am Abraham's servant; |
| DARBY | And he said, I am Abraham's servant. |
| BBE | And he said, I am Abraham's servant. |
| Webster | And he said, I am Abraham's servant. |
What does Genesis 24:34 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:32-49
32-49. the man came into the house, &c.--What a beautiful picture of piety, fidelity, and disinterestedness in a servant! He declined all attention to his own comforts till he had told his name and his errand.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 24:29-53
The making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is told very particularly. We are to notice God's providence in the common events of human life, and in them to exercise prudence and other graces. Laban went to ask Abraham's servant in, but not till he saw the ear-ring, and bracelet upon his sister's hands. We know Laban's character, by his conduct afterwards, and may think that he would not have been so free…
Genesis 24:34 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 24:33
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
- Genesis 24:34
And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
- Genesis 24:35
And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 24:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces dijo: Yo soy criado de Abraham; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Je suis serviteur d’Abraham. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach er: Ich bin Abrahams Knecht; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille: Servus, inquit, Abraham sum: |