Genesis 24:9

Therefore the servant putted his hand under the hip of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him on this word (or and swore to him on this matter).

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In The King James Version

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

In Context

8forsooth if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be holden by the oath; nevertheless lead not again my son thither (or but do not lead my son back there).

10And he took ten camels of the flock of his lord, and went forth, and bare with him of all the goods of his lord, (or And then he took ten camels from his lord’s herd, and went forth, and took with him many good things from his lord); and he went forth, and came to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:2-10

Abraham's Charges to His Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord , the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my… Read the whole commentary →

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