Genesis 24:48

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I bowed my head,{H6915} and worshipped{H7812} Jehovah,{H3068} and blessed{H1288} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of my master{H113} Abraham,{H85} who had led me{H5148} in the right{H571} way{H1870} to take{H3947} my master's{H113} brother's{H251} daughter{H1323} for his son.{H1121}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I bowed down my head{H6915}{(H8799)}, and worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} the LORD{H3068}, and blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of my master{H113} Abraham{H85}, which had led me{H5148}{(H8689)} in the right{H571} way{H1870} to take{H3947}{(H8800)} my master's{H113} brother's{H251} daughter{H1323} unto his son{H1121}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And I bowed my selfe and worshepped the LORde and blessed the LORde God of my master Abraha which had brought me the right waye to take my masters brothers doughter vnto his sonne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and bowed myself, and thanked the LORDE, and praysed the God of my master Abraham, which had brought me ye right waye, to take my masters brothers doughters vnto his sonne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his sone.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I bowed my selfe, and worshipped the Lorde, and blessed the Lorde God of my maister Abraham, whiche had brought me the ryght way, to take my maisters brothers daughter vnto his sonne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I bow, and do obeisance before Jehovah, and I bless Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath led me in the true way to receive the daughter of my lord's brother for his son.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right path to find the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:26-27 : 26 Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD. 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."
  • Gen 24:52 : 52 And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the ground.
  • Ps 32:8 : 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
  • Ps 48:14 : 14 For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even unto death.
  • Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
  • Gen 22:23 : 23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
  • Isa 48:17 : 17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD your God who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.
  • Prov 4:11 : 11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.
  • Ps 107:7 : 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
  • Exod 18:20 : 20 And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
  • 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)

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  • Gen 24:34-47
    14 verses
    82%

    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.

    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.'

    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.'

    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.'

    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.

    47 Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

  • Gen 24:51-54
    4 verses
    82%

    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.

    53 Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.

    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 24:49
    81%

    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 24:26-28
    3 verses
    81%

    26 Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD.

    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 24:11-16
    6 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Gen 24:23-24
    2 verses
    78%

    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 24:30
    76%

    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.

  • Gen 24:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    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."

    9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

  • Gen 24:2-5
    4 verses
    76%

    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,

    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?"

  • Gen 24:65-66
    2 verses
    74%

    65 for she had said to the servant, "Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant had said, "It is my master." Therefore she took a veil and covered herself.

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

  • Gen 24:18
    74%

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

  • Gen 24:61
    73%

    61 Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.

  • 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 24:21
    73%

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