Genesis 24:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:”
Genesis 24:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 24:40 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 24:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father’s house.”
Genesis 24:40 — World English Bible
Genesis 24:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house: ”
Genesis 24:40 — American Standard Version
Genesis 24:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he saith unto me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked habitually, doth send His messenger with thee, and hath prospered thy way, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father;”
Genesis 24:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 24:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way, that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family, and out of my father's house. ”
Genesis 24:40 — Darby Translation
Genesis 24:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.”
Genesis 24:40 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 24:40 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he said to me, 'The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.”
Genesis 24:40 — The Living Sword
Genesis 24:40 in Context — Genesis 24
38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 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:
What Does Genesis 24:40 Mean?
Genesis 24:40 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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