I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
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I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
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And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
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And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore unto him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.
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Passages linked to Genesis 24:47 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 24:22-24 As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold, and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?” She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
- Genesis 24:53 The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.
- Psalms 45:13-14 The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold. She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
- Isaiah 62:3-5 You will also be a crown of beauty in Yahweh‘s hand, and a royal diadem in your God’s hand. You will not be called Forsaken any more, nor will your land be called Desolate any more; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land will be married. For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
- Ezekiel 16:10-13 I clothed you also with embroidered work, and put sealskin sandals on you. I dressed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. I decked you with ornaments, put bracelets on your hands, and put a chain on your neck. I put a ring on your nose, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.
- Psalms 45:9 Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
- Ephesians 5:26-27 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose…
Gen 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Ver. 47. And I put the earring upon her face.] So did Christ put upon his spouse his own comeliness, {a} which was as a jewel on her forehead, an earring in her ear, and a beautiful crown upon her head; {Eze 16:12-14} - whence she is called Callah, of the perfection of her beauty and bravery; and {Jer 2:32} Hephzibah, {Isa 62:4} of his delight in her; since he hath purified her, as Esther; sanctified her; {Eph 5:26} and so beautified her, that now he "rejoiceth over her as a bridegroom doth over his bride". {Isa 62:5} Yea, he "resteth in his love," and will seek no further; he "joyeth over her with singing," as well paid for his choice. {Zep 3:17}
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{a} "Uxor splendet radiis mariti." A maxim in the civil law.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain First he asks who she was, then he gives…
First he asks who she was, then he gives the gifts to her; which is the right order, and is here observed in the repetition; which was inverted in the first relation, Gen 24:22,23.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it came to pass, that when Abraham's servant…
And it came to pass, that when Abraham's servant heard these words,.... That Laban and Bethuel said; and no doubt but the mother of Rebekah, and she herself consented that she should be the wife of Isaac, believing it was agreeable to the will of God:
he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth; in the most humble manner he prostrated himself before the Lord, acknowledging his kindness, and goodness, his faithfulness and truth, his power and his providence in this affair.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (47) Upon her face.—Heb., upon her nose. This mistranslation…
(47) Upon her face.—Heb., upon her nose. This mistranslation explains the strange rendering jewel for the forehead in the margin of Gen_24:22.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Abraham's servant continues speaking to Rebekah's family.
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The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milkah bore to him
"My father is Bethuel. His parents are Nahor and Milkah"
ring ... bracelets
In this story, all of these items were made of gold. See how you translated these in Genesis 24:22.
I bowed down
This is a sign of humility before God. (See: Symbolic Action)
led me by the right way
"brought me here"
who had led me
The connecting word "because" can be used to show this is why the servant worshiped God. AT: "because Yahweh led me" (See: Connecting Words)
my master's relative
This refers to Bethuel, the son of Abraham's brother Nahor.
translationWords
bow
worship
Yahweh
bless
God
lord
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