Genesis 24:42
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
Genesis 24:42 in other translations
| BSB | So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success! |
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| WEB | I came today to the spring, and said, ‘The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go— |
| ASV | And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: |
| YLT | ‘And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going-- |
| DARBY | And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah,God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go, |
| BBE | And I came today to the water-spring, and I said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if it is your purpose to give a good outcome to my journey, |
| Webster | And I came this day to the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou dost prosper my way which I go: |
What does Genesis 24:42 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 24:42 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:42
- Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
- Genesis 24:12-14
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
- Psalms 90:17
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
- Romans 1:10
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
- Psalms 37:5
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Ezra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
- Acts 10:7-8
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
- Acts 10:22
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
- Genesis 39:3
And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
- Genesis 24:31
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
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Context
- Genesis 24:41
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
- Genesis 24:42
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
- Genesis 24:43
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Genesis 24:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Llegué, pues, hoy á la fuente, y dije: Jehová, Dios de mi señor Abraham, si tú prosperas ahora mi camino por el cual ando; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je suis venu aujourd’hui à la fontaine, et j’ai dit: Éternel, Dieu de mon seigneur Abraham, si tu veux bien faire prospérer le voyage que je fais, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So kam ich heute zu der Quelle und sprach: Jehova, Gott meines Herrn Abraham, wenn du doch Glück geben wolltest zu meinem Wege, auf dem ich gehe! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Veni ergo hodie ad fontem aquæ, et dixi: Domine Deus domini mei Abraham, si direxisti viam meam, in qua nunc ambulo, |