Genesis 24:40

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he said to me, 'The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his anl with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said{H559} unto me, Jehovah,{H3068} before{H6440} whom I walk,{H1980} will send{H7971} his angel{H4397} with thee, and prosper{H6743} thy way;{H1870} and thou shalt take{H3947} a wife{H802} for my son{H1121} of my kindred,{H4940} and of my father's{H1} house:{H1004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, The LORD{H3068}, before{H6440} whom I walk{H1980}{(H8694)}, will send{H7971}{(H8799)} his angel{H4397} with thee, and prosper{H6743}{(H8689)} thy way{H1870}; and thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8804)} a wife{H802} for my son{H1121} of my kindred{H4940}, and of my father's{H1} house{H1004}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he sayde vnto me: The LORde before whome I walke wyll sende his angell with the and prosper thy iourney that thou shalt take a wyfe for my sonne of my kynred and of my fathers house.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde he vnto me: The LORDE (before whom I walke) shall sende his angell with the, and prospere thy iourney, that thou mayest take a wife for my sonne of myne owne kynred, and of my fathers house.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he answered me: the Lord before whom I walke, wyll sende his angell with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wyfe for my sonne of my kinred, and of my fathers house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he saith unto me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked habitually, doth send His messenger with thee, and hath prospered thy way, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way. And thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

  • 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;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He answered,‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, I am Almighty God; walk before me and be perfect.
  • Gen 24:7 : 7 The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my relatives, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
  • Gen 5:22 : 22 And Enoch walked with God after he had Methuselah three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
  • Gen 5:24 : 24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
  • Exod 23:20 : 20 Behold, I send an angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.
  • Ps 16:8 : 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
  • Ps 91:11 : 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
  • Dan 3:28 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?
  • Rev 22:8 : 8 And I, John, saw these things and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
  • Rev 22:16 : 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
  • Exod 33:2 : 2 And I will send an angel before you; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
  • 1 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself:
  • 1 Kgs 8:23 : 23 And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, who keeps covenant and mercy with your servants that walk before you with all their heart:
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 I beg You, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
  • Gen 48:15 : 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long unto this day,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 24:3-8
    6 verses
    89%

    3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

    4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."

    5 And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?"

    6 And Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there.

    7 The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my relatives, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

    8 And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there."

  • Gen 24:36-39
    4 verses
    85%

    36 And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has.

    37 Now my master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell;

    38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.'

    39 And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.'

  • Gen 24:41-45
    5 verses
    84%

    41 You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family, for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.'

    42 And this day I came to the well and said, 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,

    43 behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"

    44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'

    45 But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'

  • Gen 24:48-51
    4 verses
    79%

    48 And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.

    49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."

    50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.

    51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken."

  • Gen 24:12-15
    4 verses
    78%

    12 And he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray, give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

    13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.

    14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also'—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."

    15 And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.

  • Gen 24:27-28
    2 verses
    77%

    27 And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren."

    28 So the young woman ran and told her mother's household these things.

  • Gen 24:56
    75%

    56 And he said to them, "Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master."

  • Gen 28:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.

    3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;

  • Gen 24:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge?"

    24 So she said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah's son, whom she bore to Nahor."

  • Gen 44:34
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    34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad is not with me? lest perhaps I see the evil that shall come upon my father.

  • Gen 20:13
    73%

    13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you shall show unto me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

  • Gen 24:58
    73%

    58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."

  • Gen 28:15
    72%

    15 And behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done what I have spoken to you of.

  • Gen 24:34
    72%

    34 So he said, "I am Abraham's servant.

  • Gen 24:31
    72%

    31 And he said, "Come in, O blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."

  • Gen 33:12
    72%

    12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you.

  • Gen 30:30
    72%

    30 "For it was little which you had before I came, and it is now increased to a multitude, and the LORD has blessed you since my coming. Now, when shall I provide for my own house also?"

  • Gen 26:24
    72%

    24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.

  • Gen 26:3
    72%

    3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

  • Gen 31:3
    72%

    3 And the LORD said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with you.