24:35 And the LORD hath {r} blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.(r) To bless signifies here to enrich, or increase with substance as the text in the same verse declares. read more
24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, {s} Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:(s) The Canaanites were cursed, and therefore the godly could not join with them in marriage. read more
24:38 But thou shalt go unto my {t} father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.(t) Meaning among his relatives, as in Genesis 24:40. read more
24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this] {u} my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.(u) Which by my authority I caused you to make. read more
24:45 And before I had done speaking in mine {x} 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.(x) Signifying that this prayer was not spoken by the mouth, but only in his heart. read more
24:48 {y} And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.(y) He shows our duty when we have received any benefit from the Lord. read more
24:49 And now if ye will deal {z} kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the {a} right hand, or to the left.(z) If you will freely and faithfully give your daughter to my master’s son.(a) That is, that I may look elsewhere. read more
24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, {b} The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.(b) As soon as they perceived that it was God’s ordinance they yielded. read more
24:57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at {c} her mouth.(c) This shows that parents do not have the authority to marry their children without the consent of both parties. read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Genesis 24:33
24:33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I {q} will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.(q) The faithfulness that servants owe to their masters, causes them to prefer their masters business before their own needs. read more