Genesis 24:62
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai–roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
Genesis 24:62 in other translations
| BSB | Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev. |
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| WEB | Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South. |
| ASV | And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South. |
| YLT | And Isaac hath come in from the entrance of the Well of the Living One, my Beholder; and he is dwelling in the land of the south, |
| DARBY | And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country. |
| BBE | Now Isaac had come through the waste land to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the South. |
| Webster | And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. |
What does Genesis 24:62 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 24:54-67
Abraham's servant, as one that chose his work before his pleasure, was for hastening home. Lingering and loitering no way become a wise and good man who is faithful to his duty. As children ought not to marry without their parents' consent, so parents ought not to marry them without their own. Rebekah consented, not only to go, but to go at once. The goodness of Rebekah's character shows there was nothing wrong in…
Genesis 24:62 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:62
- Genesis 16:14
Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
- Genesis 25:11
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai–roi.
- Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
- Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
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Context
- Genesis 24:61
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
- Genesis 24:62
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai–roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
- Genesis 24:63
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
Genesis 24:62 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y venía Isaac del pozo del Viviente que me ve; porque él habitaba en la tierra del Mediodía; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Isaac venait d’arriver du puits de Lakhaï-roï; or il habitait au pays du midi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Isaak aber war von einem Gange nach dem Brunnen Lachai-Roi gekommen; er wohnte nämlich im Lande des Südens. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Eo autem tempore deambulabat Isaac per viam quæ ducit ad puteum, cujus nomen est Viventis et videntis: habitabat enim in terra australi: |