Genesis 24:27
He said, “Thank you God. Lord, you are so good. You have kept your promise and you have been very kind to my boss, Abraham. You have led me to his relations.”
Barkly (portions)
In The King James Version
In Context
26Abraham's worker bowed down to show respect for the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 9:26I know that Shem respects God and so I am going to ask the Lord to make Canaan a slave for Shem.
Genesis 14:20God, I want to thank you and tell everyone how great you are. You are the one who helped Abram to be the winner over his enemies.” When Mel-kiz-edek finished saying this, Abram got all the things that the kings had stolen from the people of Sodom and Gomorrah and split them up into 10 heaps. He gave one of those heaps to Mel-kiz-edek.
Genesis 24:12Then the worker prayed. He said, “O God, you are the one who looks after my boss Abraham, please be kind to him today.
Genesis 24:42And so, when I got to the waterhole today, I prayed to God and said, ‘O God, I know my boss respects and trusts you. So please help me finish the job he sent me to do.’
Genesis 32:10I know that I am nothing and I have not done anything good, but you have been very kind and good to me all the time. A long time ago, when I was running away from Esau, I left my country and crossed the Jordan River with just my walking stick. But now I have come back with a lot of people that are in 2 camps.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:11-29
Journey of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.… Read the whole commentary →