Parallel Verses
Amplified
“I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;
New American Standard Bible
“So
King James Version
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
Holman Bible
“Today when I came to the spring, I prayed: Lord, God of my master Abraham, if only You will make my journey successful!
International Standard Version
"So today I arrived at the spring and prayed, "LORD God of my master Abraham, if you wish to make the journey that I have traveled successful,
A Conservative Version
And I came this day to the fountain, and said, O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if thou do now prosper my way which I go,
American Standard Version
And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go.
Bible in Basic English
And I came today to the water-spring, and I said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if it is your purpose to give a good outcome to my journey,
Darby Translation
And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,
Julia Smith Translation
And I will come this day to the fountain, and say, Jehovah, God of lord Abraham, if thou wilt now incline thyself to prosper my way in which I go:
King James 2000
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then today I came to the spring, and I said, 'O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, {if you would please make my journey successful}, upon which I am going.
Modern King James verseion
And I came this day to the well, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now You prosper my way in which I go,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I came this day unto the well and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if it be so that thou makest my journey which I go, prosperous:
NET Bible
When I came to the spring today, I prayed, 'O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, may events unfold as follows:
New Heart English Bible
I came this day to the spring, and said, 'The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go?
The Emphasized Bible
So I came in to-day, unto the fountain, - and I said O Yahweh God of my lord Abraham! if, I pray thee thou art prospering my way whereon am going,
Webster
And I came this day to the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou dost prosper my way which I go:
World English Bible
I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go --
Youngs Literal Translation
And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going --
Themes
Covetousness » Instances of » Laban » In giving rebekah to be isaac's wife
Prayer » Answered » Abraham's servant, for guidance
Rebekah (rebecca) » Becomes isaac's wife
Servants » Duties of, to masters » To be prudent in the management of their affairs
Interlinear
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`ayin
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Tsalach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 24:42
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Servant Finds A Wife For Isaac
41 then you will be free of my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will [also] be free of my oath.’ 42 “I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful; 43 please look, I am standing by the spring of water; now let it be that when the maiden [whom You have chosen for Isaac] comes out to draw [water], and to whom I say, “Please, give me a little water to drink from your jar”;
Cross References
Nehemiah 1:11
Please, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to [reverently] fear Your Name [Your essence, Your nature, Your attributes, with awe]; and make Your servant successful this day and grant him compassion in the sight of this man [the king].”
For I was
Genesis 24:12-14
And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness (faithfulness) to my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:31
And Laban said, “Come in, blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside since I have made the house ready and have prepared a place for the camels?”
Genesis 39:3
Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to prosper (succeed) in his hand.
Ezra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our
Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to the Lord;
Trust in Him also and He will do it.
Psalm 90:17
And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us;
Confirm for us the work of our hands—
Yes, confirm the work of our hands.
Acts 10:7-8
When the angel who was speaking to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his own personal attendants;
Acts 10:22
They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man well spoken of by all the Jewish people, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear what you have to say.”
Romans 1:10
in my prayers; always pleading that somehow, by God’s will, I may now at last come to you.