Genesis 24:42

KJV1611 – Modern English

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,

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    So today I came to the spring and prayed, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you are making my journey successful,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I came{H935} this day{H3117} unto the fountain,{H5869} and said,{H559} O Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of my master{H113} Abraham,{H85} if now thou do{H3426} prosper{H6743} my way{H1870} which I go:{H1980}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I came{H935}{(H8799)} this day{H3117} unto the well{H5869}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068} God{H430} of my master{H113} Abraham{H85}, if now thou do{H3426} prosper{H6743}{(H8688)} my way{H1870} which I go{H1980}{(H8802)}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And I came this daye vnto the well and sayed: O LORde the God of my master Abraha yf it be so that thou makest my iourney which I go prosperous:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    So I came this daye vnto the well of water, and sayde: O LORDE thou God of my master Abraham, Yf thou hast prospered my iourney that I go:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lorde, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my iourney which I goe,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And so I came this day vnto the wel, and sayde: O Lorde the God of my maister Abraham, if it be so nowe that thou makest my iourney whiche I go prosperous,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And 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,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go--

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When I came to the spring today, I prayed,‘O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, may events unfold as follows:

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
  • Ps 37:5 : 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
  • Ps 90:17 : 17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, the work of our hands establish it.
  • Acts 10:7-8 : 7 And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier who waited on him continually; 8 And when he had declared all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one who fears God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you.
  • Rom 1:10 : 10 Making request, if by any means now at last I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.
  • Gen 24:12-14 : 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."
  • Gen 24:31 : 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 39:3 : 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hands.
  • Ezra 8:21 : 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our goods.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 24:11-21
    11 verses
    88%

    11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.

    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.

    16 Now the young woman was very fair to look upon, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.

    17 And the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher."

    18 And she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand and gave him a drink.

    19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."

    20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

    21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

  • Gen 24:43-46
    4 verses
    87%

    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.'

    46 And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also.

  • Gen 24:48-49
    2 verses
    81%

    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."

  • Gen 24:37-41
    5 verses
    80%

    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.'

    40 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.

    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.'

  • Gen 24:27-28
    2 verses
    80%

    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 18:3
    77%

    3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, do not pass away, I pray you, from your servant.

  • Gen 24:34-35
    2 verses
    77%

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

    35 The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

  • Gen 24:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    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?"

  • Gen 24:56-58
    3 verses
    76%

    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."

    57 So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally."

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

  • Gen 24:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    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 24:30-32
    3 verses
    75%

    30 So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, "Thus the man spoke to me," that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well.

    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."

    32 Then the man came to the house, and he unloaded the camels, and provided straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

  • Gen 24:62
    75%

    62 Now Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi, for he dwelt in the south.

  • Gen 24:51-52
    2 verses
    74%

    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."

    52 And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the ground.

  • Gen 26:32
    73%

    32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.

  • Gen 24:23
    73%

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

  • Gen 24:66
    72%

    66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

  • Gen 24:54
    72%

    54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master."

  • 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 24:2
    72%

    2 And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh,