Genesis 24:40

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said, The Lord, whom I have ever kept before me, will send his angel with you, who will make it possible for you to get a wife for my son from my relations and my father's house;

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  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,
  • Gen 24:7 : 7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.
  • Gen 5:22 : 22 And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
  • Gen 5:24 : 24 And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
  • Exod 23:20 : 20 See, I am sending an angel before you, to keep you on your way and to be your guide into the place which I have made ready for you.
  • Ps 16:8 : 8 I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.
  • Ps 91:11 : 11 For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go.
  • Dan 3:28 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar made answer and said, Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent his angel and kept his servants safe who had faith in him, and who put the king's word on one side and gave up their bodies to the fire, so that they might not be servants or worshippers of any other god but their God.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?
  • Rev 22:8 : 8 And I, John, am he who saw these things and to whose ears they came. And when I had seen and given ear, I went down on my face to give worship at the feet of the angel who made these things clear to me.
  • Rev 22:16 : 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give witness to you of these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.
  • Exod 33:2 : 2 And I will send an angel before you, driving out the Canaanite and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite:
  • 1 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And keep the orders of the Lord your God, walking in his ways, keeping his laws and his orders and his rules and his words, as they are recorded in the law of Moses; so that you may do well in all you do and wherever you go,
  • 1 Kgs 8:23 : 23 Said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on the earth; keeping faith and mercy unchanging for your servants, while they go in your ways with all their hearts.
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.
  • Gen 48:15 : 15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 24:3-8
    6 verses
    89%

    3And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

    4But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.

    5And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?

    6And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.

    7The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.

    8And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.

  • Gen 24:36-39
    4 verses
    85%

    36And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

    37And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

    38But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.

    39And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?

  • Gen 24:41-45
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    84%

    41And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

    42And 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,

    43Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,

    44Take 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.

    45And even while I was saying this to myself, Rebekah came out with her vessel on her arm; and she went down to the spring to get water; and I said to her, Give me a drink.

  • Gen 24:48-51
    4 verses
    79%

    48And with bent head I gave worship and praise to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, by whom I had been guided in the right way, to get the daughter of my master's brother for his son.

    49And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.

    50Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.

    51See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.

  • Gen 24:12-15
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    78%

    12And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, let me do well in what I have undertaken this day, and give your mercy to my master Abraham.

    13See, I am waiting here by the water-spring; and the daughters of the town are coming out to get water:

    14Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.

    15And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.

  • Gen 24:27-28
    2 verses
    77%

    27And said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has given a sign that he is good and true to my master, by guiding me straight to the house of my master's family.

    28So the girl went running and took the news of these things to her mother's house

  • Gen 24:56
    75%

    56And he said, Do not keep me; the Lord has given a good outcome to my journey; let me now go back to my master.

  • Gen 28:2-3
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    75%

    2But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

    3And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.

  • Gen 24:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23And said to her, Whose daughter are you? is there room in your father's house for us?

    24And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife.

  • Gen 44:34
    74%

    34For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

  • Gen 20:13
    73%

    13And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.

  • Gen 24:58
    73%

    58And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.

  • Gen 28:15
    72%

    15And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.

  • Gen 24:34
    72%

    34And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

  • Gen 24:31
    72%

    31And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place for the camels.

  • Gen 33:12
    72%

    12And he said, Let us go on our journey together, and I will go in front.

  • Gen 30:30
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    30For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?

  • Gen 26:24
    72%

    24That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.

  • Gen 26:3
    72%

    3Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

  • Gen 31:3
    72%

    3Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.