Genesis 24:9

Webster's Bible (1833)

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

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  • Gen 24:2 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.

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  • Gen 24:1-8
    8 verses
    92%

    1Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.

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

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

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

    5The servant said to him, "What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?"

    6Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don't bring my son there again.

    7Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, 'I will give this land to your seed{or, offspring}.' He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

    8If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

  • Gen 21:23-24
    2 verses
    79%

    23Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

    24Abraham said, "I will swear."

  • Gen 24:34-39
    6 verses
    77%

    34He said, "I am Abraham's servant.

    35Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and donkeys.

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

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

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

    39I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'

  • Gen 24:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

    11He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

    12He said, "Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

  • Gen 24:48-49
    2 verses
    75%

    48I 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.

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

  • Gen 22:16
    74%

    16and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

  • Gen 24:51-52
    2 verses
    74%

    51Behold, Rebekah is before you, take her, and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Yahweh has spoken."

    52It happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.

  • Gen 22:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

    10Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

  • Gen 24:41-43
    3 verses
    73%

    41Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don't give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.'

    42I 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.

    43Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I will say, Give me, I pray you, a little water from your pitcher to drink.

  • Gen 24:14
    73%

    14Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink.' She will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' Let the same be she who you have appointed for your servant Isaac. Thereby will I know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • Gen 24:66
    72%

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

  • Gen 17:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

    24Abraham was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

  • Gen 44:32-33
    2 verses
    72%

    32For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'

    33Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, a bondservant to my lord; and let the boy go up with his brothers.

  • Gen 21:30
    71%

    30He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."

  • Gen 31:53
    71%

    53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.

  • Gen 22:12
    71%

    12He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

  • Heb 6:13
    71%

    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

  • Luke 1:73
    71%

    73The oath which he spoke to Abraham, our father,

  • Ps 105:9
    71%

    9The covenant which he made with Abraham, His oath to Isaac,

  • Gen 26:3
    71%

    3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

  • Josh 24:3
    70%

    3I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

  • Gen 17:9
    70%

    9God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

  • Gen 23:12
    70%

    12Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

  • Gen 28:4
    70%

    4and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your seed with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham."