KJV King James Version
And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
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Genesis 24:24
And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
WEB World English Bible
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
ASV American Standard Version
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And she saith unto him, ‘I am daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she hath borne to Nahor.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 24
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
23 And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room [in] thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
24 And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
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Genesis 24:15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.Genesis 22:23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.Genesis 22:20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;Genesis 11:29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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