Genesis 24:9-11
Living Bible
9 So the servant vowed[a] to follow Abraham’s instructions.
10 He took with him ten of Abraham’s camels loaded with samples of the best of everything his master owned and journeyed to Iraq, to Nahor’s village. 11 There he made the camels kneel down outside the town, beside a spring. It was evening, and the women of the village were coming to draw water.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 24:9 the servant vowed, literally, “the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him that.”
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
The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.