Genesis 24:42

So I came today to the spring and said, ‘ Lord, God of my master Abraham, please make the errand on which I am going successful.

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In The King James Version

And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go;

In Context

41Then you will be free from your promise to me. But if you go to my family and they do not give her to you, you will also be free from your promise to me.’

43See, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the young woman who comes to draw, to whom I say, ‘Please give me a little water from your jar to drink’,

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Cross References

Genesis 24:12Then he said, “ Lord, God of my master Abraham, give me, I pray, success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Genesis 39:3When his master saw that the Lord was with him and made everything that he undertook prosper,

Psalms 90:17Let the grace of the Lord our God be upon us, uphold what our hands are striving to do.

Acts 10:22The men replied, “Our centurion, Cornelius, a pious man who reverences God and is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, has been instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to listen to what you have to say.”

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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