Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”
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Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”
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And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
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And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.'
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to Genesis 24:49 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 47:29 The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don’t bury me in Egypt,
- Joshua 2:14 The men said to her, “Our life for yours, if you don’t talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.”
- Genesis 32:10 I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.
- Proverbs 3:3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Numbers 20:17 “Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink from the water of the wells. We will go along the king’s highway. We will not turn away to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border.”
- Deuteronomy 2:27 “Let me pass through your land. I will go along by the highway. I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, that I may provide elsewhere.
That is, that I may provide elsewhere.
If you will freely and faithfully give your daughter to my master’s son.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 24:49 And now if ye will deal kindly…
Gen 24:49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Ver. 49. That I may turn to the right hand, &c., ] i.e., Seek somewhere else: for something I must do, in answer to my trust. "It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful". {1Co 4:2}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain If you will show true kindness and real friendship…
If you will show true kindness and real friendship to him in giving your daughter to his son,
tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may look out a wife for him elsewhere. It is a proverbial expression, Num 20:17; 22:26; Deu 2:27.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they did eat and drink, he, and the…
And they did eat and drink, he, and the men that were with him,.... Every thing being settled with respect to the affair he came about, he then sat down at table, and ate of the provisions set before him; he and the men that came along with him; and refreshed themselves:
and tarried all night; lodged there all night:
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and they rose up in the morning; the servant and his men:
and he said, send me away to my master; either to Abraham, who was waiting to hear what success his servant would have; or to Isaac, who also was solicitous about the matter: the sense is, that he desired leave to go away, and begged he might not be detained any longer, having now done the business he came about; still showing himself a diligent faithful servant, heartily and sincerely attached to his master's interest, and not consulting his own ease and pleasure, which might have been indulged by staying longer in a family, where he would have been entertained in a sumptuous manner.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 49. That I may turn to the right…
Verse 49. That I may turn to the right hand or to the left] That is, That I may go elsewhere and seek a proper match for the son of my master. Some have imagined that Eliezer intimated by these expressions that if he did not succeed in obtaining Rebekah, he would go and seek for a wife either among the descendants of Ishmael or the descendants of Lot. This interpretation is fanciful.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Left, in quest of some other lady of my…
Left, in quest of some other lady of my master’s kindred; as some of Bathuel’s brothers might also have children. He was the youngest. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 49. deal kindly and truly] Lit. “do kindness and…
49. deal kindly and truly] Lit. “do kindness and truth”; cf. Gen_47:29. See note on Gen_24:27.
to the right hand, or to the left] The servant asks for a prompt reply, so that, if his request is refused, he may consider what course next to pursue. For fanciful Rabbinic interpretations of “the right hand and the left,” cf. Calvin’s note, futilis autem argutia quam adducunt quidam Hebraei quod iturus sit ad Lot vel ad Ismael.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
Abraham's servant continues speaking to Rebekah's family.
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Now therefore
"Now." Here "Now" does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
if you are prepared to show covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness to my master, tell me
How they could show the covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness can be stated explicitly. AT: "tell me if you will be faithful and trustworthy to my master by giving Rebekah to be his son's wife" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
you
The word "you" refers to Laban and Bethuel. (See: Forms of You)
faithfulness and trustworthiness
These abstract nouns can be stated as "faithful and trustworthy." (See: Abstract Nouns)
But if not
The understood information can be stated clearly. AT: "But if you are not prepared to treat my master with family faithfulness and trustworthiness" (See: Ellipsis)
so that I may turn to the right hand or to the left
Possible meanings are 1) deciding what to do is spoken of as if the person will physically turn one direction or another. AT: "so that I will know what do" or 2) the servant wants to know if he needs to travel somewhere else. AT: "so that I may continue on my journey" (See: Metaphor and Idiom)
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