Genesis 24:44
And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
Genesis 24:44 in other translations
| BSB | and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son. |
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| WEB | then she tells me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.’ |
| ASV | and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master’s son. |
| YLT | and she hath said unto me, Both drink thou, and also for thy camels I draw--she is the woman whom Jehovah hath decided for my lord's son. |
| DARBY | and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels — that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son. |
| BBE | Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord for my master's son. |
| Webster | And she saith to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath pointed out for my master's son. |
What does Genesis 24:44 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 24:44 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:44
- Genesis 24:14
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.
- Proverbs 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
- Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- Genesis 2:22
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
- 1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
- 1 Timothy 2:10
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
- Isaiah 32:8
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
- Proverbs 19:14
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isa 32:8; 1Ti 2:10; Heb 13:2; 1Pe 3:8
the woman.
14; 2:22; Pr 16:33; 18:22; 19:14
appointed.Those events, which appear to us the effect of choice, contrivance, or chance, are matters of appointment with God; and the persuasion of this does not prevent, but rather encourage, the use of all proper means; at the same time that it confines us to proper means, and delivers the mind from useless anxiety about consequences.
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Context
- 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 24:44
And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
- Genesis 24:45
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
Genesis 24:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ella me respondiere, Bebe tú, y también para tus camellos sacaré agua: ésta sea la mujer que destinó Jehová para el hijo de mi señor. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et qui me dira: Bois toi-même, et je puiserai aussi pour tes chameaux, que celle-là soit la femme que l’ Éternel a destinée au fils de mon seigneur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und welche zu mir sagen wird: Trinke du, und auch für deine Kamele will ich schöpfen, daß sie das Weib sei, welches Jehova für den Sohn meines Herrn bestimmt hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dixerit mihi: Et tu bibe, et camelis tuis hauriam: ipsa est mulier, quam præparavit Dominus filio domini mei. |