Genesis 24:44

And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy gemalim; let the same be the isha whom Hashem hath appointed for ben adoni.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.

In Context

43Hinei, I stand by the ayin hamayim; and it shall come to pass, that when haAlmah + 24:43 haAlmah used here as synonym for na'arah-betulah, Gn 24:16 ; see Isa 7:14 , Introduction cometh forth to draw mayim, and I say to her, Give me, now, a little mayim of thy jar to drink;

45And before I had done davening in mine lev, hinei, Rivkah came forth with her jar on her shoulder; and she went down unto ha'ayenah, and drew: and I said unto her, Let me drink, now.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:14And let it come to pass, that the na'arah to whom I shall say, Let down thy jug, now, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy gemalim drink also; let the same be she that Thou hast appointed for Thy eved Yitzchak; and thereby shall I know that Thou hast showed chesed unto adoni.

Proverbs 18:22He who findeth an isha (wife) findeth tov, 1 and obtaineth ratzon (favor) from Hashem. 1

Isaiah 32:8But the noble maketh plans that are noble; 1 and by noble things shall he stand. 1

Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect hachnosas orchim (hospitality), for by this some without having da'as of it, have entertained malachim.

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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