Genesis 24:49

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
will	יֶשְׁכֶ֨ם yesh.Khem	H3426	there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be · cardinal number, both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
deal	עֹשִׂ֜ים 'o.Sim	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
kindly	חֶ֧סֶד Che.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
truly	וֶֽאֱמֶ֛ת ve.'e.Met	H571	stability · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
master	אֲדֹנִ֖י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
tell	הַגִּ֣ידוּ ha.Gi.du	H5046	properly · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
tell	הַגִּ֣ידוּ ha.Gi.du	H5046	properly · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
turn	וְאֶפְנֶ֥ה ve.'ef.Neh	H6437	to turn · conjunction + verb, qal, 1st person common singular
hand	יָמִ֖ין ya.Min	H3225	the right hand or side (leg · noun, common feminine singular absolute
or	א֥וֹ 'o	H176	desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31 · conjunction
left	שְׂמֹֽאל se.Mol	H8040	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 47:29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I…
Joshua 2:14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that…
Genesis 32:10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed o…
Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Numbers 20:17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the w…
Deuteronomy 2:27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:29-53

We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even to the minute circumstances, which, we should think, might have been spared, while other things of great moment and mystery (as the story of Melchizedek) are related in few words. Thus God conceals that which is curious from the wise and prudent, reveals to babes that which is common and level to their capacity (Mat 11:25), and rules and saves the world by the foolishness of preaching, Co1 1:21. Thus also we are directed to take notice of God's providence in the little common occurrences of human life, and in them also to exercise our own prudence and other graces; for the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:32

the man came into the house, &c.--What a beautiful picture of piety, fidelity, and disinterestedness in a servant! He declined all attention to his own comforts till he had told his name and his errand.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:49

That I may turn to the right hand or to the left - That is, That I may go elsewhere and seek a proper match for the son of my master. Some have imagined that Eliezer intimated by these expressions that if he did not succeed in obtaining Rebekah, he would go and seek for a wife either among the descendants of Ishmael or the descendants of Lot. This interpretation is fanciful.

John Gill on Genesis 24:49

And now, if you deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me,.... The servant directs himself to more than one, to the whole family, especially to Laban and Bethuel; if you will do my master a kindness, and grant him the favour he requests, that a damsel of this family may be given for a wife to his son; and, if you are hearty and sincere in granting this, tell me at once: and if not, tell me: if you do not choose to gratify my master, and are not hearty in this matter, let me know: that I may turn to the right hand or to the left; look out elsewhere among the daughters of some of the other sons of Nahor; for he had seven more which Milcah bare to him besides Bethuel, as well as four othe…

The Church Fathers

ON MERCY AND JUSTICE. — If then you deal mercifully and justly with my lord, and if not, tell me. Here begins to appear these two divine attributes, mercy and justice, always inseparably united in the other books of the Holy Scriptures and especially in the Psalms (Cf. Ps. 24:10). For mercy and truth have the same meaning as mercy and justice. [
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 65 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Eliezer — God his help. (1.) “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Gen. 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in…
Gate — (1.) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3). (2.) Of royal palaces (Neh. 2:8). (3.) Of the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6:34, 35; 2…
Isaac — Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, 16). (2.) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs (Gen. 21:1-3). He was circumcised when…
Laban — White. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was Isaac’s wife (Gen. 24). Jacob, one of the sons of this marriage,…
Rebekah — A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac (Gen. 22:23; 24:67). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen.…
Covetousness · In giving Rebekah to be — In giving Rebekah to be
Marriage · Often contracted by parents for children — Often contracted by parents for children
Rebekah (Rebecca) · Becomes — Becomes
Servants · Duties of, to masters: To be prudent in the management of their affairs — Duties of, to masters: To be prudent in the management of their affairs

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 24:49

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:29-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:32

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:49

John Gill on Genesis 24:49

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 24:49

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:29-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:32

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:49

John Gill on Genesis 24:49

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 24:33-49

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 24:29-49

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 24:48

Rashi on Genesis 24:16