KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 24:48
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
WEB World English Bible
I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.
ASV American Standard Version
And I bowed my head, and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I bow, and do obeisance before Jehovah, and I bless Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath led me in the true way to receive the daughter of my lord’s brother for his son.
Surrounding context — Genesis 24
45 And before I had done speaking in mine 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.
46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 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.
49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
51 Behold, Rebekah [is] before thee, take [her], and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
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וָאֶקֹּ֥דH6915 · qa.dadto bowוָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הH7812 · sha.chahto bowלַיהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוָאֲבָרֵ֗ךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֵי֙H430 · e.lo.himGodאֲדֹנִ֣יH113 · a.donlordאַבְרָהָ֔םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichהִנְחַ֙נִי֙H5148 · na.chahto leadבְּדֶ֣רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductאֱמֶ֔תH571 · e.mettruth: faithfulלָקַ֛חַתH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בַּת־H1323 · batdaughterאֲחִ֥יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingאֲדֹנִ֖יH113 · a.donlordלִבְנֽוֹ׃H1121 · benson: child
Cross-references
Genesis 24:26-27And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.Proverbs 3:5-6Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.Psalm 32:8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.Psalm 48:14For this God [is] our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] unto death.Genesis 24:52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, [bowing himself] to the earth.Isaiah 48:17Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go.Genesis 22:23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.Exodus 18:20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.Proverbs 4:11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.Psalm 107:7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
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