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Genesis 24:21

The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

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Cross-references (11)

Passages linked to Genesis 24:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Genesis 24:12 He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
  • Psalms 107:43 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
  • 2 Samuel 7:18-20 Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far? This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord Yahweh! What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Lord Yahweh.
  • Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
  • Luke 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
  • Psalms 116:1-7 I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow. Then I called on Yahweh’s name: “Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul.” Yahweh is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful. Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
  • Genesis 24:56 He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”
  • Psalms 34:1-6 I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let’s exalt his name together. I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame. This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
  • Psalms 107:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
  • Psalms 107:8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
  • Psalms 107:15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 21. And the man, wondering at her, held his…

21. And the man, wondering at her, held his peace. This wondering of Abraham’s servant, shows that he had some doubt in his mind. He is silently inquiring within himself, whether God would render his journey prosperous. Has he, then, no confidence concerning that divine direction, of which he had received the sign or pledge? I answer, that faith is never so absolutely perfect in the saints as to prevent the occurrence of many doubts. There is, therefore, no absurdity in supposing that the servant of Abraham, though committing himself generally to the providence of God, yet wavers, and is agitated, amidst a multiplicity of conflicting thoughts. Again, faith, although it pacifies and calms the minds of the pious, so that they patiently wait for God, still does not exonerate them from all care; because it is necessary that patience itself should be exercised, by anxious expectation, until the Lord fulfill what he has promised. But though this hesitation of Abraham’s servant was not free from fault, inasmuch as it flowed from infirmity of faith; it is vet, on this account, excusable, because he did not turn his eyes in another direction, but only sought from the event a confirmation of his faith, that he might perceive God to be present with him.

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The man wondered at her, i.e. at the wonderful…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the man wondering at her,.... At her affability…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. The man, wondering at her] And he…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain To know, though he was now almost convinced, that…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 21. Wondering — Literally, and the man [stood] gazing…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. looked stedfastly … his peace] Lat. contemplabatur eam…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) And the man wondering at her . .…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the man wondering at her gazing with attention…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The man

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