Genesis 24:12
Then he prayed, "Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show kindness to my master Abraham."
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray, give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said,{H559} O Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of my master{H113} Abraham,{H85} send me,{H6440} I pray thee, good speed{H7136} this day,{H3117} and show{H6213} kindness{H2617} unto{H5973} my master{H113} Abraham.{H85}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068} God{H430} of my master{H113} Abraham{H85}, I pray thee, send me{H6440} good speed{H7136}{(H8685)} this day{H3117}, and shew{H6213}{(H8798)} kindness{H2617} unto{H5973} my master{H113} Abraham{H85}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and he sayde. LORde God of my master Abraha sende me good spede this daye and shewe mercy vnto my master Abraham.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde:O LORDE, thou God of my master Abraham, mete me to daye, and shew mercy vnto my master Abraham.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, send me good speede this day, & shew mercy vnto my master Abraha.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he saide: Lord God of my maister Abraham, I pray thee sende me good speede this day, and shewe mercy vnto my maister Abraham.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said, "Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he saith, `Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, cause to meet, I pray Thee, before me this day -- (and do kindness with my lord Abraham;
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And 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.
World English Bible (2000)
He said, "Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He prayed,“O LORD, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. Be faithful to my master Abraham.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 24:27 : 27 He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his steadfast love and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives."
- Gen 26:24 : 24 That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham."
- Exod 3:6 : 6 Then he said, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' At this, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
- Exod 3:15 : 15 God also said to Moses, 'Say to the Israelites, "The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation."
- Gen 24:42 : 42 So today I came to the spring and prayed, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you are making my journey successful,
- Gen 24:48 : 48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right path to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.
- Gen 15:1 : 1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and your reward will be very great."
- Gen 17:7-8 : 7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
- Gen 27:10 : 10 Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.
- Gen 27:20 : 20 Isaac asked his son, 'How did you find it so quickly, my son?' 'Because the LORD your God brought it to me,' Jacob replied.
- Gen 28:13 : 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'
- Gen 31:42 : 42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.
- Gen 32:9 : 9 He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'
- Gen 43:14 : 14 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.
- 1 Kgs 18:36 : 36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your command.
- 2 Kgs 2:14 : 14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. 'Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?' he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.
- Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Grant success to your servant today and show him mercy in the presence of this man. I was the cupbearer to the king.
- Neh 2:4 : 4 The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven,
- Ps 37:5 : 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act.
- Ps 90:16-17 : 16 May your deeds be shown to your servants, and your splendor to their children. 17 Let the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.
- Ps 118:25 : 25 Please, Lord, save us now! Please, Lord, grant us success.
- Ps 122:6 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you prosper.'
- Ps 127:1 : 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain.
- Prov 3:6 : 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Matt 22:32 : 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.'
- Phil 4:6 : 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- 1 Thess 3:10-11 : 10 Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith. 11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 24:39-468 verses88%
39 Then I said to my master, 'What if the woman does not come back with me?'
40 He answered me, 'The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey successful, so that you can take a wife for my son from my family and my father's household.
41 'You will be released from my oath if you go to my family and they refuse to give her to you. Then you will be free from my oath.'
42 So today I came to the spring and prayed, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you are making my journey successful,
43 see, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"
44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw water for your camels too," let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'
45 Before I had finished speaking to myself, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, drew water, and I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'
46 She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also.' So I drank, and she also watered the camels.
- Gen 24:13-153 verses82%
13 "See, I am standing here by the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."
15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
- Gen 24:27-282 verses82%
27 He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his steadfast love and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives."
28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
- Gen 24:31-377 verses80%
31 He said, "Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."
32 So the man went into the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder were given to the camels, and water was provided to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
33 Then food was set before him, but he said, "I will not eat until I have said what I need to say." Laban said, "Speak up."
34 So he said, "I am Abraham’s servant.
35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
36 Sarah, my master’s wife, bore him a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.
37 My master made me swear an oath, saying, 'You must not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I live.
- Gen 18:2-32 verses79%
2 Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
3 He said, 'My Lord, if I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass by Your servant.'
- Gen 24:48-492 verses79%
48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right path to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.
49 Now if you are willing to show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me. If not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right or to the left.
- Gen 24:5-117 verses79%
5 The servant said to him, "What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Should I then take your son back to the land you came from?"
6 Abraham said to him, "Make sure that you do not take my son back there.
7 The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's household and my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' will send His angel before you so that you can find a wife for my son there.
8 If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. But do not take my son back there."
9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
10 The servant took ten camels from his master’s herds and set out, taking with him all kinds of good gifts from his master. He went to Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
11 He had the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
- Gen 24:17-204 verses77%
17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, "Please give me a little water from your jar."
18 "Drink, my lord," she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19 After she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink."
20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.
- Gen 24:56-572 verses77%
56 But he said to them, 'Do not delay me. The Lord has given success to my journey. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.'
57 Then they said, 'Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.'
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54 Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, 'Send me on my way to my master.'
- Gen 24:2-32 verses74%
2 Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh.
3 I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.
- Gen 24:51-522 verses74%
51 Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.
52 When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.
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12 Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign
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23 Then he asked, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"
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66 Then the servant recounted to Isaac everything he had done.
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13 And when God caused me to wander from my father’s household, I said to her, “This is the kindness you can show to me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘He is my brother.’”
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24 That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham."