KJV King James Version
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
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Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
WEB World English Bible
The servant took ten camels, of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
ASV American Standard Version
And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;
Surrounding context — Genesis 24
7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to draw [water].
12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
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וַיִּקַּ֣חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeהָ֠עֶבֶדH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveעֲשָׂרָ֨הH6235 · e.sertenגְמַלִּ֜יםH1581 · ga.malcamelמִגְּמַלֵּ֤יH1581 · ga.malcamelאֲדֹנָיו֙H113 · a.donlordוַיֵּ֔לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוְכָל־H3605 · kolallט֥וּבH2898 · tuvgoodnessאֲדֹנָ֖יוH113 · a.donlordבְּיָד֑וֹH3027 · yadhandוַיָּ֗קָםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiוַיֵּ֛לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֲרַ֥םH763 · a.ram na.ha.ra.yimMesopotamiaנַֽהֲרַ֖יִםH763 · a.ram na.ha.ra.yimMesopotamiaאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)עִ֥ירH5892 · irexcitementנָחֽוֹר׃H5152 · na.chorNahor
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 23:4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.Genesis 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.1 Chronicles 19:6And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.Genesis 29:4-5And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we.Judges 3:8-10Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.Genesis 39:22-23And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that [were] in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer [of it].Genesis 39:8-9But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;Genesis 29:1Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.Acts 2:9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,Genesis 27:43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;Genesis 24:2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:Genesis 39:4-6And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.
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