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Genesis 24:45 KJV
Genesis · chapter 24 · verse 45
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.Genesis 24:45 · King James Version
Genesis 24:45 in context
43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44And 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.
45And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
47And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- speakingdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- shouldershᵉkemthe neck as the place of burdensH7926 →
- RebekahRibqâhRibkah, the wife of IsaacH7259 →
- pitcherkadproperly, a pailH3537 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
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We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even to the minute circumstances, which, we should think, might have been spared, while other things of great moment and mystery (as the story of Melchizedek) are related in few words.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-53