Genesis 24:33

But when food was set before him to eat, he said, “I will not eat until I have made known my errand.” They answered, “Speak.”

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In The King James Version

And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

In Context

32So he brought the man into the house and took the packs off the camels and furnished straw and feed for them, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

34He said, “I am Abraham’s servant;

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Cross References

Psalms 132:3never to enter his tent, never to lie on his bed,

John 4:31Meanwhile the disciples kept saying to him, “Take something to eat, Rabbi.”

1 Timothy 6:2Those who have Christian masters should not think less of them because they are also followers of Christ, but on the contrary they should serve them all the better, because those who are to benefit by their good work are dear to them as their fellow Christians.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:30-54

Abraham's Servant Entertained by Laban; Errand of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord ; wherefore standest thou without?… Read the whole commentary →

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