Genesis 24:9-14
The Message
9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn oath.
10-14 The servant took ten of his master’s camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, “O God, God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,’ and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels’—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I’ll know that you’re working graciously behind the scenes for my master.”
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Genesis 24:9-11
New International Version
9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh(A) of his master(B) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(C) loaded with all kinds of good things(D) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[a](E) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(F) 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well(G) outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.(H)
Footnotes
- Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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