KJV King James Version
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming.
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Genesis 24:63
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.
WEB World English Bible
Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
ASV American Standard Version
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Isaac goeth out to meditate in the field, at the turning of the evening, and he lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, camels are coming.
Surrounding context — Genesis 24
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming.
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
65 For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is] this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
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וַיֵּצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיִצְחָ֛קH3327 · yits.chaqIsaacלָשׂ֥וּחַH7742 · su.achto meditateבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704 · sa.daySirionלִפְנ֣וֹתH6437 · pa.nahto turnעָ֑רֶבH6153 · e.reveveningוַיִּשָּׂ֤אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseעֵינָיו֙H5869 · a.yineyeוַיַּ֔רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeוְהִנֵּ֥הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdגְמַלִּ֖יםH1581 · ga.malcamelבָּאִֽים׃H935 · boto come (in): come
Cross-references
Psalm 119:15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.Psalm 1:2But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.Psalm 143:5-6I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.Psalm 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.Psalm 139:17-18How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!Psalm 145:5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.Psalm 77:11-12I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.Psalm 119:27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.Psalm 119:48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
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