Context 60They blessed Rebekah and said to her,May you, our sister, Become thousands of ten thousands, And may your descendants possess The gate of those who hate them. 61Then Rebekah arose with her maids, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. Isaac Marries Rebekah 62Now Isaac had come from going to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the Negev. 63Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening; and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, camels were coming. 64Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from the camel. 65She said to the servant, Who is that man walking in the field to meet us? And the servant said, He is my master. Then she took her veil and covered herself. 66The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarahs tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mothers death. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them. Douay-Rheims Bible Wishing prosperity to their sister, and saying: Thou art our sister, mayst thou increase to thousands of thousands, and may thy seed possess the gates of their enemies. Darby Bible Translation And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies! English Revised Version And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. Webster's Bible Translation And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those who hate them. World English Bible They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them." Young's Literal Translation and they bless Rebekah, and say to her, 'Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and thy seed doth possess the gate of those hating it.' Library Guidance in the Way'I being in the way, the Lord led me.'--GENESIS xxiv. 27. So said Abraham's anonymous servant when telling how he had found Rebekah at the well, and known her to be the destined bride of his master's servant. There is no more beautiful page, even amongst the many lovely ones in these ancient stories, than this domestic idyll of the mission of the faithful servant from far Canaan across the desert. The homely test by which he would determine that the maiden should be pointed out to him, the glimpse … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture No Compromise If, Therefore, Even they who are United in Marriage Only for the Purpose Of... Jesus Sets Out from Judæa for Galilee. The Blessing of Jacob Upon Judah. (Gen. Xlix. 8-10. ) The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. ) Genesis Links Genesis 24:60 NIV • Genesis 24:60 NLT • Genesis 24:60 ESV • Genesis 24:60 NASB • Genesis 24:60 KJV • Genesis 24:60 Bible Apps • Genesis 24:60 Parallel • Bible Hub |